Singles, sets on single book, exegesis of Old Testament books.
Between the TimesMalachi: God's Last Prophet of the Old Testament
The message of Malachi is 'You are loved'. We all have skeletons in the cupboard, and God knows every one of them, yet he still says 'I Love you'. Through the prophet Malachi, however, God doesn't just leave it there - he goes on to say HOW he loves us - and what we should do in response. The book of Malachi is intensely practical, as befits the last book of the Bible before the New Testament. This was God's last word for almost 500 years and he wanted us to take notice! Malachi has lessons for us on taking God for granted, who we should marry, how we should talk to God, recovering from backsliding, God's character and our future with him. Kendall writes in his characteristic devotional style, one that enables us to meditate on God's... |
Grief And Pain in the Plan of GodChristian Assurance and the message of Lamentations
Most of us will have faced that most delicate situation of meeting a person who is suffering. We tend to go down one of two different avenues. One is to offer well-intentioned advice - often in the form of well-worn cliches that the person will have heard several times before. The other is not to say anything at all - risking the danger of leaving the person under the impression that God has no idea what is going on and is unable to help. How are we to understand suffering and its place in our lives? Should we try and rationalise it away, trying to come up with a solution that sits as comfortably as possible? Surely we should look to Scripture first? This is what Walter Kaiser does here. Looking at the Old Testament book of Lamentations... |
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ProverbsA Mentor Commentary The escalating growth of our technological knowledge in the last century has been nothing short of breathtaking - but has it rendered us wiser? Or godlier? We have lost something priceless, and seem to be trying to replace it... read more |
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Jeremiah Volume 1 (Chapters 1-20)A Mentor Commentary This is a commentary that has been written with a view to exposition and proclamation. It serves as a guide and stimulation as you seek to understand the book of Jeremiah.... read more |
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Jeremiah Volume 2 (Chapters 21-52)A Mentor Commentary This is a commentary that has been written with a view to exposition and proclamation. It serves as a guide and stimulation as you seek to understand the book of Jeremiah.... read more |
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Calvin's Teaching on JobProclaiming the Incomprehensible God For many of us the book of Job stands directly in the centre of one of the most complicated problems of life - the interaction between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. Its implications for a world of suffering and... read more |
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Bible DelightFirst in a series of looking at culture & context of preaching & teaching. Bible Delight unlocks Psalm 119 and explains - How to be delighted in the Bible How to get your bearings in the longest psalm What each of the 22 sections... read more |
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1 & 2 ChroniclesA Mentor Commentary The book of Chronicles (1&2) is one of the most neglected portions of Scripture. Many find its complex history unfamiliar and assume that it is irrelevant for contemporary life. To grasp the significance of Chronicles for our... read more |
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Grief And Pain in the Plan of GodChristian Assurance and the message of Lamentations Most of us will have faced that most delicate situation of meeting a person who is suffering. We tend to go down one of two different avenues. One is to offer well-intentioned advice - often in the form of well-worn cliches that... read more |
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Between the TimesMalachi: God's Last Prophet of the Old Testament The message of Malachi is 'You are loved'. We all have skeletons in the cupboard, and God knows every one of them, yet he still says 'I Love you'. Through the prophet Malachi, however, God doesn't just leave it there - he goes on... read more |