Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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The Miracle of Israel’s Existence
This is the third article in a series of articles demonstrating that the church is distinct from Israel, Israel still holds an important place in God’s program, and they have the right to exist in the land God gave them. Article 1: Distinctives Between Israel and the Church Article 2: Israel is Israel’s By Covenant There…
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Israel is Israel’s By Covenant
This is the second in a series of articles demonstrating that the church is distinct from Israel, Israel still holds an important place in God’s program, and they have the right to exist in the land God gave them. Article 1: Distinctives Between Israel and the Church The Covenant with Abraham was unconditional and has…
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Distinctives Between Israel and the Church
Using three lines of thought I want to prove the distinction between Israel and the Church. There are numerous reasons why this is important, but primarily at the moment due to current events. God still has a purpose for ethnic Israel and it is right, despite their current denial of the Messiah, to support their…
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Israel and Hamas – 2023
It is tragic to read about the attack on Israel by Hamas today. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67037895 But for Hamas to have attacked Israel during Sukkot seems unwise. Maybe they thought they would catch them off-guard while they observed this holiday, and they seem to have done just that. But, while Israel remembers God’s provision & deliverance in…
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John Timms
This is Mr Timms. I want to share his life’s story as told in his eulogy. His eulogy was written by Pastor Wyeth, the then-pastor of Brimpton Baptist Church. That was the church I grew up in and where I later was the pastor for 7 years. Wyeth took the pastorate at Brimpton temporarily around…
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Returning To Zebulun
Four years ago I wrote this post about the men of Zebulun – https://martinwickens.com/2018/10/of-zebulun/ This morning I find myself meditating on this group of men, and the category of mighty men among whom they stood out. Mighty Men We read throughout 1 Chronicles of David’s mighty men. In chapters 5-13 especially we have a description…
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Unhindered
The book of Acts ends with the word unhindered. “Unhindered… that is the last word, flaming in light, thrilling in power, telling the secret of the new force right at the heart of the world… only one man, mean and contemptible of bodily presence… but that man unhindered.” G Campbell Morgan I began studying the…
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Keeping the Lights On
We sometimes underestimate the importance of normal, even the mundane, of simply keeping the lights on. The Desire to Improve Human nature is a complicated set of seemingly contradictory traits. Our sinful nature is lazy, selfish, and self-destructive. Yet, God seems to have hardwired into us something that struggles against that. This is not a…
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Scapegoat
The second famous phrase in our series brings us to a precious truth about Jesus Christ. We’ve all heard this phrase used. Perhaps in sports, politics, or business. It may refer to someone innocent, but often the scapegoat is just as guilty as anyone else but is singled out to take the collective guilt of…
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Fly in the Ointment
Wisdom is the principal thing, according to Proverbs 4:7, and so we ought to get wisdom. Solomon knew this, but he struggled with the limitations of wisdom. In Ecclesiastes 9 and 10 Solomon shares some limitations that he has observed to the benefits of wisdom. Most famously in this section is the phrase we know…