2008-09-06T00:56:40Z http://blog.christkirkmi.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blog tag:blog.christkirkmi.com,2008-05-12:1038787 John Henegar 2008-05-14T15:08:08Z 2008-05-12T13:26:26Z tag:blog.christkirkmi.com,2008-04-16:975596 Jayson Rawlins 2008-05-14T13:52:36Z 2008-04-16T20:52:23Z tag:blog.christkirkmi.com,2008-04-08:954091 Pastor Evans 2008-04-08T11:30:43Z 2008-04-08T11:22:09Z tag:blog.christkirkmi.com,2008-04-05:947936 John Barber 2008-04-08T11:19:34Z 2008-04-05T21:19:50Z
My wife and I just listened to your sermon on 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord'. Your breviary on the whole Psalm was very good. We were quite surprised however when you came to verse 24: 'This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it'. As you may already know, most well intended Christians use this reference quite frequently as a simple single day experience, making reference only to a beautiful sunny day, or to something good happening to them, or the Lord's day, etc., etc. I wonder if you have considered the reference of this verse regarding this particular 'day of the Lord', as to mean His whole life... from his birth, numerous and ultimate rejections, his sorrows, His trial, His crucifixion, His death and burial, His resurrection and ascension at the right hand of the Father? 'THIS IS THE DAY (YOM - a space of time in this text - the day of salvation). THE LORD (Yaweh - Jehovah) has made'. THIS DAY - WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN' Consequently, our rejoicing is in the day of Salvation through Jesus Christ's active and passive obedience which Jehovah has made for the redemption of His elect people. We do not wish this to, by any means, diminish the wonderful things of which you spoke. You mentioned several times near the end of your sermons, Christ's crucifixion. However, we thought it might be of some significance to you to see it in light of Psa 118:24 which gives such depth to that verse. If you have already understood it in that light, then we rejoice with you. If not, and yet you receive this well, then....we still rejoice with you. If you do not receive it, then we rejoice in the many good things you said. By all mean, WE REJOICE! We are nonetheless delighted you are ministering at Christ Church Livingston. Thank you so much for making your sermons available on line.

Blessings to you and your church,
John and Drema Barber]]>