Isaiah 53:1-9: Salvation Is Grounded On The Servant’s Degradation And Exaltation
Seven times Jewish Christian writers of the New Testament directly identify Jesus as the fulfillment of the role of the suffering Servant/Savior as prophesied with great specificity in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. Isaiah New Testament 52:15 (LXX) Romans 15:21 53:1 (LXX) John 12:38 53:1 Romans 10:16 53:4 Matthew 8:17 53:7-8 (LXX) Acts 8:32-33 53:9 1 Peter 2:22 […]
Isaiah 52:13-15: The Mystery of the Servant Jesus
If you are on a journey to discover who Jesus really is because all the other belief systems you’ve pursued have proved wanting, and all of the life endeavors you’ve poured your life into have left you empty, I’m here to tell you it is interesting how the living, true God orchestrates events in your […]
1 John 1:5-10
How do you build a marriage which invigorating and exciting, one full of joy, peace, and ever-increasing intimacy? First, let me tell you how not to do it. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs wrote the book Love & Respect. In the first part of his analysis of what makes great marriages, he dives deep into the following […]
1 John 1:1-4 | The Facts of Fellowship
Join Dr. Marty Baker as we dive into the first four verses of First John to explore The Facts of Fellowship and how the truth of Jesus impacts our human and divine relationships. Two former Christian Scientists, and I do speak of the cult, not the discipline, joined my church plant early on in California […]
1 John: Light & Life – Introduction
Looking back at the New Testament churches, we can falsely assume those were the good old days. Brave saints traveled throughout the known world preaching the gospel, and people from all nationalities and all walks of life came to know the Savior. To study the birth and growth of the Church in Acts is to […]
Psalm 147 – Part 2
On one fishing excursion along the northern shore of Califonia just north of the Bay Bridge, we stayed out a little too late attempting to catch our limit of striped bass. Darkness descened quickly as we headed for the opening of the bay. A thick, gray marine layer dropped lower and lower as well, making […]
Psalm 147 – Part 1
Wikipedia, which is helpful for quick information on most topics, has this to say about pulsating stars: Variable stars may be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic variable stars: stars where the variability is being caused by changes in the physical properties of the stars themselves. This category can be divided into three subgroups. Pulsating variables, stars whose radius […]
Psalm 146
In children’s Sunday School in the 1960s I learned a little, catchy worship song I still remember. Perhaps you know it too. Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children, God is love, God is love; Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children, God is love, God is love. Verses two and three call […]
Psalm 145 – Part 2
From the beginning of our study of the Psalter to the end, we can’t miss the this wonderful book calls us to do. It’s one, little, monosyllabic word: praise. The first time it occurs is in Psalm 7 17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to […]
Chalk Talk: State of the Church 2022
When I played football in High School my freshman year, we, as players, could always anticipate what would occur in the locker room during half-time. The coach typically rolled out a dusty, green chaulk board to the front of the room. We’d all take a knee, or find a bench, and with helmets in hand […]
Psalm 145 – Part 1
If you were writing a book for God, what would be the focus of your final chapter? For David, that answer came easy. He would, and did, focus on the many reasons a saint has for praising God. Psalms 145 is that last chapter of the book for the godly king, and rightfully did he […]
Psalm 144
Solomon, being a wise man to beat all wise men (1 Kings 4:29), surely studied the personal and political life of his father, King David. What did he see? He saw how God blessed his father in every facet of his life when he put God first, and he witnessed the removal of that blessing […]