Last Christmas while visiting family I was able to preach twice at my home church in Victoria, BC. The first message was a lesson from Judges 17 that I gave during the Adult Bible Study class, and the second is a sermon from Daniel 1 that I preached later that afternoon. (I’m only now posting these because True North didn’t exist in those days, and I wanted to archive them here now.)
I’ve included links to the audio files here, but since these are hosted on the church site I cannot guarantee that the links will continue to work in the future.
- Reading Narrative Passages: an introduction to Biblical genres
(gbcvic.org audio) - Obedience Under Pressure: Pleasing God when it Hurts
(gbcvic.org audio)
Below are some comments my Dad made in his post later that week:
Interpreting Biblical Narratives — Duncan wanted to tie in with my Bible study lessons on Inspiration and Inerrancy, so he did a bit on hermeneutics, or the interpretation of Scripture. Specifically he guides our people through the interpretation of Jdg 17, the story of idolatry in Israel early in the Judges period. Duncan left me wishing for more in this one.
Obedience Under Pressure — Daniel faced the pressure of the greatest empire in history when snatched from his Judean home to dwell in Babylon. Instead of caving with the majority, Daniel was willing to stand alone, willing to die, if need be, to maintain loyalty to God. Daniel was a man after a fundamentalist’s heart. May we have more like him!
