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Christ in the Old Testament

A collection of 13 posts

family devotions

Enhancing the Lord's Day through Worship Connected + Household Worship Guide Ezra 1

May 08, 2025

Friday’s here. Jump and cheer. Shabbat is coming. … Hurray! Shabbat is here! So begins the children’s book, Shabbat is Coming! Do we have that attitude about Sunday, the Lord’s Day? It’s Thursday, Sunday’s coming!

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family devotions

What was the sermon about yesterday? + Household Worship Guide 2 Chronicles 36

May 01, 2025

A key aim of this Worship Connected Household Worship Guide is preparation. How much better prepared would one be to hear and respond to the Word preached than to have reviewed the text to be preached and to have considered some of the areas to be addressed for three days prior to the preaching?

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family worship

Why Promote Household Worship + Household Worship Guide 2 Samuel 7

April 23, 2025

Fathers have over 6,500 opportunities to call their children, in their first 18 years, to come, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord (Psalm 34:11).

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family devotions

Worship Connected takes too much time? + Household Worship Guide 1 Samuel 17

April 16, 2025

I'm convinced that a pastor can find it doable to add the weekly preparation of Worship Connected for the congregation, alongside the preparation for his preaching plan.

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family worship

Testimonials of Worship Connected + Family Worship Guide 1 Chronicles 1

April 09, 2025

I love how it keeps Sunday’s message alive all week. Focusing on what was preached and what will be preached assists me in keeping the message active in my daily life.

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family devotions

Why Worship Connected + Family Worship Guide 2 Kings 4

April 02, 2025

If you find it useful to use these in your household/family worship, consider asking your pastor to speak to me about him developing something similar in your congregation.

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
family worship

Worship Connected Family Worship Guide 1 Kings 8

March 26, 2025

We are considering Solomon's dedication of The House for the Lord's Name in 1 Kings 8.

Ed Blackwood Ed Blackwood
Hymns

Teaching God to Speak like a Christian? Isaac Watts at 350

December 19, 2024

Watts said that in all places he had kept his grand design in view – ‘to teach my Author to speak like a Christian’. He did not specify whether he meant David or God.

Stephen Steele Stephen Steele
Christ in the Old Testament

Jesus: True and Better (from Calvin to Keller)

August 15, 2023

A memorial service for the late Tim Keller is being held this afternoon. One of the things Keller will be remembered for is his Christ-centred approach to the Old Testament. He often summarised

Stephen Steele Stephen Steele
Christ in the Old Testament

Explanations & Ephods

November 28, 2020

Some words, in English, like "synod" are hard to understand. Another strange Hebrew word "ephod" has an air of obscure incomprehensibility about it. I doubt, however, if this is

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Christ in the Psalms

Frustrated with a Friend

November 11, 2017

Introduction Having an interest in Hebrew and Old Testament studies in particular there are few people to whom I am more indebted than the scholar Mark Futato. His language courses are brilliant and

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Christ in the Old Testament

Book Review: David Murray's Jesus on Every Page

July 12, 2013

I am excited to make it known here that David Murray's new book, _Jesus on Every Page [http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/05/01/my-new-book-jesus-on-every-page/] , _can be pre-ordered at Amazon [http:

Barry York Barry York
Christ in the Old Testament

On the First Day Sabbath

April 05, 2012

Since several folks have raised the issue of why Christians celebrate the Lord’s Day on the first day of the week, I thought I’d write briefly about that issue. Our Catechism

Richard Holdeman Richard Holdeman
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