It's Monday night - rest day but can't wait!

Apr 20 • General

It's Monday night right now in Ratchaburi, Thailand as I write this. Usually, Monday is my rest day. Had dinner beside the lake nearby with my wife and my son. Back home now and I can't wait to re-read my next passage for this Sunday. It's funny because of as I read, the thematic keyword just pops up in the pages of Scripture - Matthew 8:1-17 - Authority - a compassionate and willing authority. Matthew 8:18-34 - Authority - demanding sumbmission over all domains of life and as I continue, Matthew 9:1-17 - Authority - forgiving sin, over sinners and the inaugurated kingdom. I have read this many times but the "keyword" system gives the lens to which we see the flow of thought of the author. The Spirit makes the Scripture more enjoyable and convicting when read through the natural flow of creation, fall, redemption and restoration - AKA PPGR. I am jsut amazed how the Holy Spirit has embeded this in all pages of the Bible. It's easy to preach the Gospels but lose sight of Person of the Gospel. With PPGR - you can't miss the one and only Hero. I believe the joy of preaching is not in how neat our manuscript is but how awesome our Redeemer is. Now I understand more what Tim Keller said in his lecture on preaching, just give them Jesus.

By the way, the new Preach 360 Studio is awesome. The UX/UI is great and very intuitive. All praises to Christ alone.

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