Linda and I have had some wonderful opportunities to teach God's Word over the past few weeks. I spoke several messages from John 15 at the AGC National Convention in Niagara Falls; Linda and I also did a workshop on…
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Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 5)
This chapter gives a sad and shocking description of the spiritual state of God’s people in Jeremiah’s time. Verse 1 gives a thesis statement for this chapter: “If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 4)
“For I am bringing disaster from the north, even terrible destruction” (4:6). Chapter 4 is an extended announcement/warning of the coming devastation that will be inflicted by Babylonian armies on the cities and people of Judea (particularly on Jerusalem) as…
Prayer Update May 31, 2018
This weekend, Linda and I are at the national conference for the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC). This will be a historic gathering as the AGC says thank you to its outgoing president (Bill Fietji) and welcomes its new…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 3)
In this chapter, God speaks to Israel and Judah using the language of marriage, infidelity, divorce and restoration. The marriage metaphor runs throughout the chapter, comparing God as a husband and Israel and Judah as his two faithless brides. The…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 2)
In Jeremiah 2 we start to get the picture of the spiritual condition of the nation. It’s not a pretty picture at all. Themes that will be traced and developed throughout the book are introduced here: Israel’s infidelity to the LORD, Israel’s…
Abiding + Asking = Abounding
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been spending time digging into John 15 in preparation for a series of messages I am scheduled to give at the National Conference for the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada. In this wonderful passage,…
Tuesdays With Jeremiah (Chapter 1)
[Last Tuesday, I introduced a new series of posts I'm calling "Tuesdays with Jeremiah" (with a nod to Tuesdays with Morrie). Each Tuesday I hope to post summary reflections on a chapter in Jeremiah's book. Today, chapter 1.] Jeremiah was…
Excellent Preaching Book; Great Price
In our preaching courses at Heritage, one of the books we often use as a textbook is Dr. Ramesh Richard's excellent work, Preaching Expository Sermons. I've known Ramesh since my days at Dallas Seminary. He was one of my professors…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah
Over twenty years ago, Mitch Albom's book, Tuesdays with Morrie, was published. The book, which became a New York Times Best-Seller, was based on conversations Mitch had with a professor from his university days--Morrie Schwartz. After hearing that Schwartz had…
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