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Andrew Kerr

Andrew Kerr

Pastor of Ridgefield Park NJ (NYC Metro Area) - Husband of Hazel, Dad to Rebekah, Paul & Andrew, Father-in-Law to Matt, Loves Skiing, Dog Walking. Passionate for Old Testament - in Deep Need of Grace

New Milford, New Jersey, USA •
261 posts •
MIssion - Psalm 19

Keep it to Yourself?

October 15, 2021

How can you keep the truth of Scripture to yourself? This, I reckon, was in the forefront of his thoughts, as the Apostle quotes Psalm 19: initially it referred to General Revelation in

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Ageing

Age to Age

October 14, 2021

It's my birthday today ..again!. Another year has passed. So imperceptibly and quickly, the days have come and gone. But I have to honestly say it has been one of the

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Evangelism

Delicious First-fruits!

October 01, 2021

By briefest way of giving encouragement to all hard-working pastors, elders and members, I just want to share my present delight at a harvest of first-fruits. Two summers ago I purchased a couple

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Pathway through Pain

September 30, 2021

How should believers respond to painful providences? 1 Peter 5:6-14 provides four clear instructions that help suffering saints keep their head and heart on track. 1. Care-Free Submission Because God cares for

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Model Church

A Model Church

August 25, 2021

If you could get rid of all the traditions and build a church from scratch what would it be like? Do you have one particular blueprint, template or model in mind? Would the

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Creation. Origins. Genesis 1-3.

The Miracle of Life

August 12, 2021

The Miraculous Conceptus The initial, quickening, zinc-ignited, spark occurs with the fusion of the male gamete and the ovum of the female. The zygote then produces, by a process of cell division,  an

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Gospel Grace

Saved by Grace?

July 10, 2021

On a tombstone in the old graveyard behind the Meeting House at Knockbracken, nestling among the evergreens, rising from the grass, on a well-mown grassy mound, is a plain and modest headstone: etched

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Evangelism

Election & Evangelism

June 28, 2021

Introduction How should the doctrine of God's Eternal Choice in Christ shape the way we seek stray sheep, build disciples up, or evangelize the lost? It is my prayer, while certainly

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Zechariah 10:1-11

Follow My Leader?

June 12, 2021

Just getting ready to preach on Zechariah 10 tomorrow - I have to confess not one of the easier passages from which I have attempted to bring a message to God's

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Anger

Be Angry but Sin Not!

May 31, 2021

Many situations provoke us. We get hurt then get hot. These testing circumstances, when we are tempted to react, are spiritually precarious. We need to pause and reflect. We should let "red

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Spiritual Dependence

By My Spirit

May 29, 2021

Introduction It is hard to over-stress our great need of God's Spirit. As I finish prep for a talk on Zechariah 4, I've been reminded once again of my

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Evangelism

Back to Basics

May 08, 2021

Sometimes I wonder if we have not complicated church life more than we ought - there is a flurry of activity, but focus is obscured and fruitfulness is absent. Priorities > And when

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Diaspora Jews

Desperation of Diaspora?

May 01, 2021

Introductory Musings I've just been thinking a little about the dispersion and return of the Jews to and from Babylon. I couldn't help notice, too, that the Jews were

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pastoral ministry

Brokenness & Usefulness

April 17, 2021

A number of things of late have prompted me to write this piece - the latest was meeting a friend who I hadn't seen for some time, to whom I had

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The Blood of Christ

The Glory of Blood

March 20, 2021

In recent days I've been thinking lots on blood - the oxygen-carriage method in the stupendous, miraculous, circulatory system is a fearful wonder of the Creator. I could write for hours

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typology

Another of the Same?

March 13, 2021

Discussions Listening to the last episode of "Barry and the Boys," or 3GT as it is slightly less-informally called, was like putting a cup of golden nectar to my lips and

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Perseverance of the saints

Wayfarer Watcher - Psalm 121

February 21, 2021

Yahweh is the Guardian & Keeper of His People in many ways: He is our STRONG Keeper - Hill-Founder He is our STEP Keeper - Slip-Stopper He is our STRIKE Keeper - Sun-Shader

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Soul-Winning-Welcome in Isaiah

Mourning for Moabites on Lyres of Love?

February 18, 2021

I've just read Isaiah's second oracle to the nations (15:1-16:14): what hit home like a thunderbolt is Yahweh's sorrow for sinners, who in 3 years

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Personal Evangelism

Andrew Attitude

February 13, 2021

Andrew was the apostle known for bringing people to Christ - at several points in the Scriptures, he is a key link in the chain. The first time that this trait is noted

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Gospel Preaching & Predestination in the Old Testament

Heshbon's Hard Heart

January 31, 2021

I was reading from Deuteronomy 2 in family worship on Lord's Day last - and was caused to reflect on the stiffening of stubborn Sihon, the royal Giant Gileadite. I was

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Godly Womanhood - Proverbs 31

More on Ideal Wives: Proverbs 31

January 30, 2021

Introduction I've just finished preparing a lecture for my students which goes by the rather riveting title "OT Exegesis X - The Hebrew Verb": I can tell you are

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Jesus our Great High Priest

Isn't He Beautiful?

January 24, 2021

Isn't he just beautiful? And Yahweh did it all FOR US? That comes pretty close, I imagine, to the sort of thing that Israelites must have said when they saw Aaron

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Assurance - Exodus 3:12

How will I know?

January 19, 2021

> Moses said, "But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you

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Society Psalm 11

Society Shaken

January 09, 2021

By any fair reckoning, this last year has been abnormal - yet the current covid-19 crisis was eclipsed momentarily, earlier this week, by constitutional chaos in D.C. It is not necessary to

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Salvation Hope

Hard-Pressed Hope-Helmets

December 19, 2020

The model Thessalonian church had been born amidst great storms (Acts 17:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 & 3:3-5). Winds of persecution were so fierce believers stared down both barrels at death.

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