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Matthew (Program #6) – The King’s Antecedents & Status (6)
The first chapter of Matthew is a chapter of names. There are 17 verses of names, the genealogy of Jesus Christ. The chapter ends, however with two particular names, Jesus and Emmanuel.
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Isaiah (Program #16) – Jehovah’s Word of Comfort to Israel
Isaiah chapter 40 marks the beginning of the second section of this divine prophecy. Just as the New Testament begins with John the Baptist usher in the appearing of the glorious Christ, so does this incredible prophetic chapter. Stay with us today as we see the experience of God’s full salvation in Christ unfolded from the pages of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah.
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Isaiah (Program #15) – An Example of Seeking after Jehovah and Trusting in Him
For the first 35 chapters of his book of poetry and prophecy, Isaiah focused on the nation of Israel and God’s dealing with them. But then four entire chapters are devoted to the story of Hezekiah, King of Israel. These chapters provide a striking portrait of a godly man, what most of us would love to emulate. But if we look closely we will see signs in this man reveal a person occupied more with self than with God’s own interests. Are we such a person? Stay with us today and we may see much of our own life in the story of Hezekiah on today’s life study of the Bible.
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Matthew (Program #5) – The King’s Antecedents & Status (5)
A very well-know verse in Matthew chapter 1 tells us “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel” (which is translated, God with us).” We come today to the mysterious but marvelous birth of Christ in the gospel of Matthew.
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Isaiah (Program #14) – Jehovah’s Destruction of the Nations to Bring in the Restoration for Israel
Isaiah is a book with many lovely passages revealing that Christ will come. But it also is a book with chapter after chapter of God’s judgment in dealing with Israel’s fallen and low condition. To understand this book is to understand our own experience of Christ. God’s dealing is what ushers in the wonderful experience of Christ.
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Matthew (Program #4) – The King’s Antecedents & Status (4)
We had 3 remarkable life study programs covering a passage of the New Testament that I think most people either ignore altogether or may at most skim over the matter of the genealogy of Christ at the begining of the gospels. But by now it is really clear to anybody who has been listening we have been missing a lot.
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Isaiah (Program #13) – Jehovah’s Dealing with Israel’s Reliance on Egypt
God’s plan relies on man’s full cooperation and involvement, but a pattern that has been repeated throughout the history of God’s move with His people is that His people repeatedly turned away from Him and allow their hearts to be fully occupied with everything but Him. This was the case in the Old Testament time of Isaiah, just as it is frequently described our own condition as believers and followers of Christ today. What is God’s way to bring us back to Himself? Stay with us for a truly enlightening word on our life study of the Bible.
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Matthew (Program #3) – The King’s Antecedents & Status (3)
Whatever is recorded in the Bible whether in the Old Testament or New Testament is related to Christ. Nothing make this more clear than the genealogy of Christ recorded in the first chapter of the New Testament.
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Isaiah (Program #12) – Jehovah’s Punishment over Ephraims Drunkards
In the gospel of Matthew, the Lord Jesus quoted from Isaiah regarding the hypocritical worship that confronted Him in every turn. He said “these people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts stay far away from Me.” It seems the same can be spoken regarding today’s situation. If we are honest we have to admit that it even describes our own situation from time to time. How does God lead His people out of religious falseness into genuine experience and worship?
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Matthew (Program 2) – The King’s Antecedents & Status (2)
All mankind can trace his begining back to Adam. But in Galatians chapter 3:7 says “Know then that they who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham.” Two genealogies; one to Adam, one to Abraham.
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