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The Job Description for Ministers of the Word

Every job has some sort of job description. These descriptions clarify the roles, responsibilities, and duties of the person in that position. They also guide the individual in how they are to carry out their tasks and fulfill the requirements of their given job. Did you know that the Bible…

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Footwashing: Jesus Serves His Disciples

It’s amazing to me that with everything going on during Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, he still took time to humbly wash his disciples’ feet. Though footwashing was common in the ancient world, there was no precedence for someone of Jesus’ stature to perform such an act of humble service.…

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How is the Church One?

When we as Christians affirm the unity of the Church, what is it that we’re affirming? Or when Jesus prays for those who will believe in him through the preaching of the apostles “that they may all be one” (Jn. 17:21). How should we understand this oneness, a oneness shared…

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What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

As the voice crying in the wilderness, John the Baptist began his ministry by calling his people to repentance. His people demonstrated this repentance by baptism, which was probably something like a ceremonial cleansing. But the teaching of John the Baptist pointed toward another baptism, to the coming one who…

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Lessons from Ecclesiastes

I’m sure we’ve all had those moments when we’ve questioned the seeming vanity of life under the sun. It could be the endless pursuit of ever-fleeting satisfaction. Or the mind-numbing monotony of repetitious work. If we’re being honest, I think we can say that the source of this sense of…

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How Is Jesus the Unique Son of God?

The opening verses of Hebrews contain some remarkable truths about Jesus, the unique Son of God. In fact, there are eight life-transforming truths we can learn about Jesus in these verses. Let’s see how these are unpacked in the Hebrews volume of the Bible Speaks Today commentary series. The Majestic…

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Jesus in Gentile Territory

Following his teaching on the source of true defilement (Mark 7:1–23), Jesus enters Gentile territory and delivers a young girl from an unclean spirit at the desperate request of her mother. Let’s see how this exorcism anticipates the inclusion of the Gentiles into the saving purposes of God with these…

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What Can We Learn from Paul’s Co-Workers?

The end of letters in the New Testament often contains important details about relatively unknown servants of Christ. However sparse these details may be, they help us get a glimpse of other faithful workers for Christ in these churches. What can we learn from these co-workers in the concluding remarks…

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Fulfilling the Law of Christ

What does it look like to fulfill the law of Christ? Actually, it looks like a lot of work, like bearing burdens! It looks like caring for those who need help and observantly watching oneself. It looks like supporting those who teach the Word and sowing the seeds of the…

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