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		<title>Sin, Wrath, Grace (Genesis 4:25–6:9)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post: The story thus far; Introduction; The righteous long for the promised Seed; Adam’s lineage, and the hope of salvation; The consummation of man’s wickedness; Unexpected grace; Conclusion. This is the audio and approximate transcript of a sermon preached on the evening of 11 December 2016. The prior sermons in this Genesis series &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2016/12/sin-wrath-grace/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Sin, Wrath, Grace (Genesis 4:25–6:9)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>God and His Creation (Genesis 1:1–2:3 Sermon Audio and Transcript)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post: Prologue; The opening declaration; Elohim; Fiat lux; It was good; Let Us make man in Our image; In the image of God He created him; The blight of sin; The Gospel; The seventh day This is the audio and approximate transcript of a sermon preached on the morning of 25 October 2015. &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/10/god-and-his-creation-genesis-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">God and His Creation (Genesis 1:1–2:3 Sermon Audio and Transcript)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Be prepared for Christ’s return: the parable of the Two Slaves, and the parable of the Talents (Matthew 24:42–51; 25:14–30)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post: Introduction; The parable of the Two Slaves; The parable of the Talents; Crushed by the Law; Comforted with the Gospel This is the audio and approximate transcript of a sermon I preached on 26 January 2014. It was originally my intention to focus on the Sheep and the Goats passage from the &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2014/01/be-prepared-for-christs-return-the-parable-of-the-two-slaves-and-the-parable-of-the-talents/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Be prepared for Christ’s return: the parable of the Two Slaves, and the parable of the Talents (Matthew 24:42–51; 25:14–30)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Religions (Genesis 4:1–16 Sermon Audio and Transcript)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the audio and approximate transcript (based on my speaking notes) from a sermon I preached yesterday evening from the Genesis 4:1–16 account of Cain and Abel. The highlight is towards the end, when we see how Abel points us to Christ and His work for us. Download audio: The Two Religions of Cain &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2013/07/the-two-religions-of-cain-and-abel/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Two Religions (Genesis 4:1–16 Sermon Audio and Transcript)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>He Gave Them New Clothes (Genesis 2:4–3:24 Sermon Audio)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked to preach at relatively short notice, so what to do? I dusted off my He Gave Them New Clothes post and added an introduction to turn it into a sermon proper. This is the result: Download audio: He Gave Them New Clothes (MP3, 38 MB) The sermon itself starts at 13 &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2013/02/he-gave-them-new-clothes-sermon-audio/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">He Gave Them New Clothes (Genesis 2:4–3:24 Sermon Audio)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>He Gave Them New Clothes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A narrative meditation upon the imputation of Christ’s active and passive obedience, from Gen. 2:8–3:24. Audio from a sermon based on this post is available. They were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed. They are in the midst of a garden paradise, recipients of the bountiful goodness of the &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2012/09/he-gave-them-new-clothes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">He Gave Them New Clothes</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The challenge: give a talk on the birth of Christ as the fulfilment of prophecy. Oh, and keep it to 5 minutes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was asked to talk on this topic for a carol service at the local sheltered housing complex just before Christmas. What a great subject! But, how to do it justice in &#8216;about 5 minutes&#8217;? Give me an hour, and no problem. But a mere 300 seconds? That&#8217;s hard! And how in that short time &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2009/12/christmas-homily-the-birth-of-christ-as-the-fulfilment-of-prophecy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The challenge: give a talk on the birth of Christ as the fulfilment of prophecy. Oh, and keep it to 5 minutes</span></a>]]></description>
		
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