God's Portion (Deuteronomy 26:1-15; Acts 6:1-7)
/We will see that the Deacons have the unique role guarding the holiness of God’s name by caring for the hurting in the flock.
The Deacon (Acts 6:1-7; Numbers 1:47-54)
/The office of the deacon is established as a part of the church (which is the New Israel) and, in so doing, it displaces the older priestly order.
The Royal Priest (Zechariah 3:6-10; Exodus 28:36-38)
/Joshua, the high priest, serves as a sign that God will come and suffer in order to establish his kingdom and bless his people.
Renewed in the Image of Christ (Zechariah 3:1-5; Revelation 7:9-17)
/Christ redeems a people to himself by taking their iniquity upon himself and by renewing them in his own image.
The Danger of Wanting Too Little (Deuteronomy 26:1-15; Acts 4:32-37)
/The tenth commandment requires that we do not desire or cling to temporary blessings above our eternal blessings.
The Love of a Brother (Deuteronomy 25:1-19; Hebrews 2:10-15)
/The ninth commandment requires the preserving and protecting the good name (the dignity, honor and right to inheritance) of those who bear the image of God.
The Generous Love of God (Deuteronomy 23:15 - 24:22; Ephesians 4:17 - 5:1)
/The eighth commandment calls us to be imitators of God who generously gives to and serves others at great cost to himself.
God's Adulterous Bride (Deuteronomy 22:5 - 24:5)
/The seventh commandments calls us to be faithful in all our human relationships as a reflection of God’s faithfulness to us.
Trusting the Lord (Psalm 16:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19)
/Psalm 16 is a portrait of a worshipper who is wholly devoted to the Lord and the confidence that belongs to him in such devotion.
The God Who Swears to His Own Hurt (Psalm 15)
/Psalm 15 paints a picture of a hope that rests in the fact that God is both perfectly righteous and a God of grace who is willing to suffer for those whom he loves in order to bring them into his presence.
Everything I Need to Know About Apologetics, I Learned in Baptism (1 Peter 3:13-22)
/aptism is a catechism for understanding our faith and for teaching it to our children the faith - namely that we are sinners in need of grace, which is found in Jesus Christ alone.
Holy War (Deuteronomy 20:1-20)
/Holy war is about two things — the destruction of God's enemies for the preservation of the holiness of his kingdom and the gracious subjection of some of those enemies that they might be heirs of that kingdom.
You Are Your Brother's Keeper (Deuteronomy 19:1 - 22:12)
/The sixth commandment is a call to show love to your fellow man by actively protecting his property and well-being.
Prophets Like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:9-22)
/The Lord sends his prophets and, ultimately, the Prophet to mediate his word to us lest we die.
A Kingdom of Priests (Deuteronomy 18:1-8; Luke 9:51-62)
/The Levitical priests of Israel were meant to serve as a continual reflection to Israel of who they were by God’s election — a people destined to dwell with God for all eternity.
The Ministry of Rule (Deuteronomy 16:18 - 17:20)
/God has given rulers to his church through which he maintains justice and, through that justice, liberty.
Feasting in the Lord's House (Deuteronomy 16:1-17)
/God calls upon his people to remember where they were, where they are and where they are headed so that they might not lose track of what is most important in life.