February 28, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Meaning, Significance, steve jobs, Mortality, Death, Prayer, King David
Human beings have an innate longing for meaning and significance. As we continue to pray after David's example in First Chronicles 29 we wrestle with the need for us to confess our mortality and shortness of days to God, and live in light of them....
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February 27, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Sovereignty, Prayer, Ability, Will, Calvinism, King David, Chronicles, Temple
Even our willingness and ability to do things for God are gifts from his hand. In this article we look at and pray in light of this truth as David presents it in his prayer, found in First Chronicles 29....
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February 26, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Prayer, Calvary Grace Church, Temple, offering, David, Gratitude, Providence
God provides all that we have. As we continue to pray through First Chronicles 29 in celebration of a year in our own building, we look at how David acknowledged God's provision of all things as an example for our own prayers....
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February 25, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Prayer, Praise, blessing, Building, offering, King David, Chronicles
As we remember God's provision in the life of our own church one year ago, when we took possession of a building of our own for the first time, we look at the example of David's model prayer in First Chronicles 29. In this article we consider how David opened his prayer--with blessing and praise....
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February 25, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Building, Prayer, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, offering, Calvary Grace Church, King David
Gratitude is a crucial attitude of the Christian life. As we continue to mark our first anniversary in a building of our own, we seek to imitate David's example of thanksgiving in prayer found in First Chronicles 29....
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February 23, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Temple, biblical theology, Church, Ecclesiology, typology, Fulfillment, Israel
As we continue to celebrate our first year owning our own church building, we are meditating on and praying through First Chronicles 29. How does the Christian look at a text like First Chronicles 29, or indeed any Old Testament story or promise or command? The answer is the classic Sunday School answer: “Jesus!”...
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February 20, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Sovereignty, Temple, Mission, covenant, offering, Calvary Grace Church, King David, Miracle
As we at Calvary Grace continue to mark our first anniversary as "homeowners" in a building of our own, we consider the miracle of Israel's offering for the Temple in First Chronicles 29:1-9, and mark its meaning....
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February 19, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Building, Prayer, giving, King David, Temple, offering, Sovereignty
Sometimes God provides spectacularly in the life of an individual or a church. On Calvary Grace's first anniversary as "homeowners" in a building of its own, we pause to consider the example of King David's Israel after God ordains a staggering offering by his people for his Temple, seeking wisdom on how to pray after God pours out blessings....
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February 19, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Building, Prayer, offering, Sovereignty, King David, Temple, Worship
We can’t understand the amazing prayer offered in First Chronicles 29 unless we first understand the man who offered it. In this article, we’re going to look at King David, a "man on a mission." We’ll review what brought him to that moment, in order to help us grasp why he prayed the way he did....
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