Bible Text: Mark 1:1-11 | “Jesus Christ, the Son of God”  Mark 1:1-11   Introduction:  Note the parallel formulation to August Caesar, the Son of a God The term gospel…

Bible Text: Matthew 1:1-17 | “The Son of David, the Son of Abraham” Matthew 1:1-17   Introduction:  Who’s in your family tree?  Stories we tell at Thanksgiving of crazy relatives.…

Bible Text: Jeremiah 32:36-42

Bible Text: Ezekiel 33:10-20 | Restoration Ezekiel Ch8      The spirit takes Ezekiel on an inspection tour of the Temple.  Abominations abound. Ch10    The glory of the Lord departs the Temple…

Bible Text: Daniel 6:19-28 | Hind’s Feet on High Places** Esther (James 4:17) Ch1      Queen Vashti deposed Ch2      Beauty contest winner is Esther, the girl with the hidden background Mordecai…

Bible Text: Proverbs 2:1-15 | Every Good Path Psalms Hymns of Praise:  8, 9, 24, 29, 33, 47, 48, 65-67, 75, 90, 97, 111-113, 144-150 Laments (confession):  22, 25, 31,…

Bible Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 | C-Sharp, Don't B-Flat Job:  When you lose everything Ch1      Job’s property, plus his children, are taken from him.  V21, “Naked I came from my…” Ch2     …

Bible Text: Nehemiah 9:29-37 | Rebuild It Ezra Ch1      King Cyrus issues a proclamation (538 b.c.) allowing Jews to return to Jerusalem. Ch2      About 50,000 people, along with two hundred…

Bible Text: 1 Kings 3:3-14 | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1 Kings Ch2      David’s deathbed charge: v2, “Be strong and show yourself a man.”  Revenge Ch3      Solomon…

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 | Give Us a King 1 Samuel Ch1      Hannah had no children Ch2      Trouble at Eli’s Bar & Grill Ch3      Dark times: v2, “And the…