In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The sermon text is the Old Testament reading, God’s testing of Abraham, Genesis 22:1-18. Today we will think and consider how God tests us as well, and how the Lord will Provide. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Fa...

Been a while, but I was encouraged by the survey results and the number of readers that take the time to listen to messages they miss . . . I was a bit surprised that more don't listen to the radio. So hard to measure the impact of our radio program. I hear occasional feedback and I know a few are h...

I received my ESV Study Bible a few weeks ago in the mail. I have to confess that the press releases raised my expectations pretty high. I mean how good can a study Bible be? I’m happy to report two weeks in that my expectations have been exceeded. I understand that no edition of the Bible can...

Table of contents for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-4 Habakkuk 1:5-11 Habakkuk 1:12-17 Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Habakkuk 2:4-8 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Habakkuk 2 - God Justifies His Judgment 2. (4-8) God knows how to deal with the proud. “Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; bu...

Table of contents for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-4 Habakkuk 1:5-11 Habakkuk 1:12-17 Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Habakkuk 2:4-8 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Habakkuk 2 - God Justifies His Judgment A. The proud rebuked. 1. (2-3) Preparation for the answer: how to publish the vision. Then the Lord an...

Table of contents for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-4 Habakkuk 1:5-11 Habakkuk 1:12-17 Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Habakkuk 2:4-8 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Habakkuk 1 - The Prophet’s Problem C. The second problem: “Why do it this way, O Lord?� 1. (12-17) Habakkuk wonders why God would use a ...

Table of contents for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-4 Habakkuk 1:5-11 Habakkuk 1:12-17 Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Habakkuk 2:4-8 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Habakkuk 1 - The Prophet’s Problem B. God’s answer to the first problem. 1. (5-6) God’s astounding work: bringing the Babylonians to jud...

Table of contents for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-4 Habakkuk 1:5-11 Habakkuk 1:12-17 Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Habakkuk 2:4-8 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Habakkuk 1 - The Prophet’s Problem A. The first problem: “How long, O Lord?� 1. (1) Habakkuk and his burden. The burden which the prophe...

Table of contents for Numbers 33 Numbers 33:1-15 Numbers 33:16-49 Numbers 33:50-56 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Numbers 33 - Review of the Exodus, Preview of the Conquest B. Looking ahead: The conquest of Canaan . 1. (50-53) The command to conquer the inhabitants of Canaan . Now the Lord spok...

Table of contents for Numbers 33 Numbers 33:1-15 Numbers 33:16-49 Numbers 33:50-56 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Numbers 33 - Review of the Exodus, Preview of the Conquest 4. (16-49) From Mount Sinai to the shores of the Jordan River . They moved from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibr...