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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


Born Is the King
"'And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever'" (2 Samuel 7:16)....
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
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O Come, Emmanuel
“‘I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring: he shall bruise you head, and you shall...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
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Strange Hope
"In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, ‘So shall your offspring be’”...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
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High Standards
“For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?” (1 Corinthians 5:12). The...
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Nov 20, 20232 min read
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Servants
“‘Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Finished
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit” (John 19:30). The time...
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Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Joy in Heaven
“‘Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read
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Empty Tradition
“‘You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men’” (Mark 7:8). After the Jewish people returned from their...
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Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Mourning to Dancing
“‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted’” (Matthew 5:4). Jesus liked to turn things upside-down. He spent the majority...
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Oct 9, 20232 min read
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False Righteousness
“But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Come and stand here.’ And he rose and stood there” (Luke...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read
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Listeners
“The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his...
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Sep 25, 20232 min read
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Intercession
“As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled” (Ezra 9:3). The exiles...
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Sep 18, 20232 min read
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Stirred Spirit
“And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak,...
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Sep 11, 20232 min read
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False Obedience
“‘And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Day Descending
“‘Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, then I will...
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Aug 28, 20232 min read
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A Faithless Bride
"'I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open...
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Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Like Fresh Fruit
“‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from...
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Return to Me
“‘“Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be...
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Aug 7, 20232 min read
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True Worship
“And the Lord said: ‘[…] this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and...
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Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Praise the LORD
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150:6). From a biblical perspective, what is the primary...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
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