March 15, 2010Posted by Roger Overton
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I recently became interested in studying deacon ministry, so I asked around about which books I should read. I was consistently given two titles: The New Testament Deacon by Strauch, and Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road by Timothy J. Keller. Strauch is typically recommended for his biblical exposition of the subject, [...]
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December 25, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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This is the final post in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
His power and glory Evermore proclaim.
His power and glory Evermore proclaim.
The carol ends on a note of proclamation, its fourth response to the gospel. As love was shown to [...]
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December 24, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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This is the eleventh part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Sweet hymns of joy In grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us Praise His holy name.
The third response to the gospel in O Holy Night is deeply rooted praise from a joyful heart. As we’ve see in [...]
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December 23, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the tenth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Chains shall He break For the slave is our brother;
And in His name All oppression shall cease.
I’ve heard from a couple of readers of this series that these are their favorite lines of the carol. This should [...]
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December 21, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the ninth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Truly He taught us To love one another;
His law is love And His gospel is peace.
God the Father did not send the Son simply to die for our sins and then abandon us to continue to live [...]
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December 18, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the eighth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
He knows our need, To our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, Behold your King.
Being God, Jesus obviously knows what we need. His omniscience is not limited by our self-perceived liberty [...]
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December 17, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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This is the seventh part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
The King of Kings Lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials Born to be our friend.
The King of Kings is a lofty title. I used to think of it merely as God ruling over all the [...]
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December 14, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the sixth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
So led by light of A star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men From Orient land.
These two lines again point to the star over Bethlehem. But there is a subtle difference to its appearance in these lines. [...]
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December 11, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the fifth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts By His cradle we stand.
The “light of faith serenely beaming” likely refers to the star over Bethlehem that led the magi to Jesus. In Matthews account we [...]
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December 9, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
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This is the fourth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.
Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels’ voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine
There are two pictures of heavenly worship in the Bible that have always [...]
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