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  • Sermon: Studying the Exodus plagues – Hail. Exodus 9:13-35

    Sermon: Studying the Exodus plagues – Hail. Exodus 9:13-35

    Manuscript Sometimes we ignore warning signs.  Pharaoh was given several.  A person ignores the check engine light, ignores something a doctor tells them.  CEO’s ignore warning signs of issues in their companies.  Cyber security experts warned Equifax that their data was vulnerable and could be easily breached. They didn’t listen and they were hacked. The…

  • 4 goals I have with every sermon I preach

    4 goals I have with every sermon I preach

    I’ve had the privilege of preaching over 450 sermons. In every sermon, I have four goals and those never change. 1. To be faithful to the text Preaching must begin with the text itself. That might sound like stating the obvious, but it’s not actually where every pastor starts. Many pastors start with an idea…

  • What are you seeking? Exploring John 1:35-39

    What are you seeking? Exploring John 1:35-39

    In the final sections of John chapter 1, several theological affirmations are made about Jesus.  In John 1:29-34, John the Baptist calls Jesus the lamb of God. That language will continue in the following section. John 1:35-36 says: 35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked…

  • Sermon: studying the Exodus plagues. Disease and boils. Exodus 9:1-12

    Sermon: studying the Exodus plagues. Disease and boils. Exodus 9:1-12

    Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them, 3 behold, the hand of the Lord will fall with…

  • Why John the Baptist’s purpose is our purpose too. Exploring John 1:29-34

    Why John the Baptist’s purpose is our purpose too. Exploring John 1:29-34

    John the Baptist came to point to Christ, to witness to Christ, to be the bridge between BC and AD.  In John 1:29, John the Baptist sees Jesus.  The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! It’s very possible…

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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.

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