Author Archive: Charles St-Onge

Extending Grace 2 Cor. 4:13-4:15 There’s a proverb that says “Those who can do, and those who can’t teach.”  I’ve never found that to be true.  The best teachers are the ones who understand a subject better than most others.…
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Honor the One who Forgives Sin Psalm 130 I remember you. I remember that your body was broken. I remember that your blood was spilt. And I remember that you didn’t have to do it. – The Tenth Song, Adam Again…
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Then It All Fell Apart Genesis 3:8-15 “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned” – The Second Coming, William Butler…
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The Love of One Lifted Up John 3:13-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…”  Those words, from John 3:16, may be some of the best known in the Bible.  If asked to…
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Where Did You Come From? John 3:1-8 The study of genealogy is being taken up by more and more people.  My sister-in-law, for example, really enjoys tramping through cemeteries looking for long lost relatives.  I have an aunt who’s interested…
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What Should I Preach? Acts 2:22-36 One of my preaching professors completed his Ph.D. at a large, southern US baptist seminary.  During one seminar his classmates were discussing what they would preach on Sunday.  Many were unsure where to go next, having…
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The Voice of the Lord Psalm 29 What exactly is this psalm about?  Certainly it urges us to praise the Lord for a number of great and mighty works, but what exactly are the events being described here?  When was…
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The Throne of Christ Isaiah 6:1-8 Each of the prophets in the Old Testament reports a “call vision,” where the Lord summons them to speak his Word.  It’s not always the first thing you read; sometimes it comes later in…
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