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The Bible teaching ministry of John Brand
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It has become almost ‘the norm’ to suggest that the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem occurred some two years after the birth of Christ and, in support of this thesis, the following points are made: i. Herod’s edict to kill “all the male children… who were two years old or under” (Matthew 2:16) However,…
It comes as quite a shock to many people to discover that Jesus was not born on December 25th, at the end of the year 1BC. Our current system of numbering the years can be traced back to a Roman monk by the name of Dionysius Exiguus (Denis the Little). He was commissioned by Pope…
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My latest interviewee for Preachers on Preaching is Evangelist Glen Scrivener who learned lessons for preaching from being a stand up comedian, but takes Scripture and preaching very seriously. You can find other interviews in this series here and here
I haven’t yet had a chance to listen to this podcast from Ligonier but, since it’s by Sinclair Ferguson, I know that I can unequivocally recommend it to you. Today’s is the first in a series heading up to Christmas. Sometimes it can seem that the true message of Christmas gets eclipsed by all our…