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New Blogroll Friends
His name is Glen, and he’s lovin’ the Lord and livin’ the Life. That’s actually the slogan of his new blog Men After God. Mostly what he does is asks pointy questions to get people stirred up and say what they are really thinking. I have a couple of times. He wants to start some discussions, so drop by and put in your two cents.
Jesus Greater Than Moses: Heb 3
Hebrews is easy to preach because its form is much more like a sermon than an epistle (letter). At the heart of its message is an impassioned plea not to leave the Christian faith for another, and so in order to be convincing the author of Hebrews makes many comparisons between Christ and all the things of the Old Testament he is superior to. We have already seen that Christ is superior to the angels, and that through suffering he becomes the perfect founder of our faith. Chapter 3 begins this way:
Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. Hebrews 3:1-6
Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday. Easter will be in 46 days. I wrote a decent post last year (not my best ever) titled Ash Wednesday, Lent, and p.s. Mardi Gras. It’s sort of a Christian Calendar for Dummies. I’m satisfied to link that for now, and will have some new stuff up before Holy Week.
Classic Internet Monk Podcasts
In the post Because of Michael Spencer, I mentioned listening to some early InternetMonk Radio podcasts. A couple of fans expressed interest in those early episodes. I was mistaken about having the first 50, but do have podcasts numbering 48 – 81. Internetmonk.com only lists episodes back to #100. With a little technical assistance from one Cameron Nutter, I have added a page of vintage iMonk podcasts to The Master’s Table. Classic iMonk Radio is brought to you by special arrangement with Michael Spencer.
*Cameron Nutter is a brand new blogger, with his own post on Michael Spencer he would like you to read. He has a unique perspective of Mr. Spencer as his English and Bible teacher. He is brand new on WordPress, and a few visits/comments would do him some good. If you enjoy the podcasts, thank Cameron; he extracted the mp4 files from my iPod and uploaded them back onto the Internet.
Jesus Suffered: Hebrews Chp 2
I am preaching through the book of Hebrews, and expect to post on Hebrews many times in the weeks ahead. While Hebrews looks a little like a letter (epistle) in many ways it is more like a sermon. That makes it really easy to preach.
I recommend reading Hebrews 2. When I preach this sermon, I read most of it as the text; it isn’t long. The writer of Hebrews contends that Jesus tasted death for everyone, and that his suffering has made him the perfect founder of our salvation. Because of it he is not ashamed to call us brothers. Continue reading
The Symbol is Not the Thing
I don’t normally come home from church and blog my pastor’s sermon. I know some people do. I am making an exception. The following is my take on the Sunday a.m. service preached by Ken Bolin of Manchester, KY.
In I Samuel, the Israelites confuse the Ark of the Covenant for what the Ark represented, namely the presence of God. They wrongly assumed carrying the Ark into battle would protect them. Continue reading
Because of Michael Spencer
A week or two ago, this blog passed 100,000 page views. It’s because of Michael Spencer that I blog at all. I used to read InternetMonk and occasionally make a comment, and I was fine with that until his pod cast started. When I got my first iPod, I downloaded the first 20 episodes of iMonk Radio, and ate those things like candy until I finished them. I had so many thoughts, ideas and responses running around my head that I went to WordPress and started pushing buttons. March will be two years. Continue reading
Bible Survey: Abraham Meets a Priest
If you had your thinking cap on when you read the story of Cain and Abel, then you should have made certain observations. These guys are building alters and offering sacrifices, but at this point no Law has been given nor instructions for such things as alters and sacrifices. Had God told them personally to make such an offering? If you have such questions, then good for you. You’re paying attention. I can’t answer your questions, but it’s a good sign you have them.
If those guys making sacrifices bothers you, just wait till you hit Genesis 14. Abram is blessed by Melchizadek, priest of God Most High. Still no Law, no Moses nor Aaron, to temple or tabernacle, but here is a guy worshiping God Most High, blessing people, and apparently receiving tithes. If Cain and Abel gave you some questions, Melchizadek ought to give you an aneurysm.
Read Abraham Meets a Priest at Bible Survey.
Welcome to WordPress MBC
We live in what is called the Information Age. Just one generation ago, Americans found out about what happened in the world around them by tuning in to a 30 minute televised news broadcast at 6:30 each evening. Walter Cronkite, who only recently passed away, was the very first news anchor. Today, with broadband mobile devices and public access to high speed Internet, we are never more than a few seconds removed from breaking news that happens anywhere on the globe. There are of course those people that Tweet each individual item they put into their shopping cart, resulting in what the kids call TMI (too much information).
The point is that any data can be accessed instantaneously, and to overlook the potential to share the Gospel would be foolish. I wish to welcome Manchester Baptist Church in Manchester, KY to WordPress. Continue reading
The Master's Table 