Matthew, Session 3
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Matthew, Session 2
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Words From The Cross
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, YHWH God of truth. Psalm 31:6 (Hebrew text) Redeemed – Jesus cries out from the cross, “Into Your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46). There wasn’t a single Jew in the audience who didn’t recognize the words of David in that cry. But…
Matthew, Session 1
Summary: Introduction to the book of Matthew. [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/matthew-1.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Fence Me In
For You are my rock and my fortress, therefore for Your name’s sake lead me, guide me. Psalm 31:4 (Hebrew text) Lead me, Guide me – It is unfortunate that our efforts to produce a smooth-flowing English translation often result in hiding subtleties in the Hebrew. It’s unfortunate because those subtleties help us understand the…
Bad Company
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 Corrupts – I won’t deny it. Why would Paul even mention this? Isn’t it obvious? If I hang around with the wrong crowd, I am more than likely to start acting like them. Everyone knows this, right? Well, not exactly. You see, I…
THE WHOLE ENCHILADA
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Eternal Consequences
“O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:55 from Hosea 13:14 Death – The Bible often seems to personify death. Perhaps that’s because the Bible doesn’t conceive of death as simply a biological phenomenon. Living things die. Their biological functions stop. But when it comes to human beings,…
Leverage
“What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” Matthew 19:6 Joined Together – Every translation I checked has the same wording, “joined together.” But that doesn’t quite capture the overtones of this very unusual Greek verb (syzeugnymi). The verb literally means “yoked together.” It is found only twice in the LXX (Ezekiel 1:11 and…
Scar Tissue
“So also My heavenly Father will do to you unless each of you from your hearts forgive his brother their offenses.” Matthew 18:35 Forgive – Forgiveness is fundamental to faith. It is the action that separates human being from human biology. When I refuse to forgive, I move away from alignment with the Father. In…
