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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 11: Narcissistic Vanity
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 10: Inquiring of the LORD
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Category Archives: Preaching & Ministry
When God Shuts Up a Preacher’s Mouth
Ezekiel 3:24-27 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. Behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, God's wisdom, ministry, Preaching, Providence, training, utterance
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Hammers & Nails in the Service of God
Jeremiah 23:29; Ecclesiastes 12:11 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters … Continue reading
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Tagged boldness, hammers, nails, Preaching, rebuke, reproof, spiritual authority
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The Gift of Utterance & its Effects
Colossians 4:2, 3; Ephesians 6:19 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same, with thanksgiving; withal praying for also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ. And for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Spirit, ministry, Preaching, spiritual gifts, unction, utterance
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Are You Preparing a Sermon, or Writing an Essay?
Psalm 45:1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the thing which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. MATTHEW POOLE (1624-1679): “My heart is inditing”― In Hebrew, it … Continue reading
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Ministerial Individuality
I Corinthians 12:1,8 Now there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit…For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. JOHN GILL (1697-1771): What qualifies men … Continue reading
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Geriatric Giants: Old Preachers Graced With the Spirit of Caleb
Joshua 14:6-12 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning … Continue reading
Pride: The Popular Preacher’s Peril
I Corinthians 4:7; I Corinthians 5:6 Who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? … Continue reading
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Mirror, Mirror, upon the Wall, Who shall be the Greatest of us All?
Jeremiah 45:5; Mark 10:35-37, 41-45 Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we desire. … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition, distinction, lust, ministry, pre-eminence, Preaching, pride, worldliness, worldly honour
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The Leading of the Holy Spirit in Selecting Preaching Material
Haggai 1:13; Ephesians 6:19 Then spake Haggai the LORD’S messenger in the LORD’S message unto the people, saying… [Pray] for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make know … Continue reading
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Preachers that God Commissions are Given Preaching Gifts
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, … Continue reading
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