In the final sentence of His prayer in John 17, Jesus declares that He made known God’s name to His disciples and “will continue to make it known.” Then He explains why: “that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” In his final sermon in the series The High Priestly Prayer, Alistair Begg considers where this love comes from and how it is expressed:
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, musicians who are members of Parkside Church were joined by members of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music for a special evening of classical music and a survey of God’s redemptive plan. Beginning with the opening pages of Scripture and concluding with Revelation and the believer’s new home, the concert From the Garden to Glory featured curated musical selections paired with the biblical text to help us reflect on the Bible’s overarching message: the hope found in Jesus alone. As you can see in the video below, each musical theme was accompanied by brief commentary from Alistair Begg.
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He whose Word cannot be broken Formed thee for His own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation’s walls surrounded, Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets” (Heb. 1:1). But, the book of Hebrews tells us, the situation has changed. God’s Word has come to us in its fullness not as a series of propositions or promises but as a person: “In these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (v. 2). In Jesus Christ, presented to us infallibly in the Scriptures, God essentially says about Himself and His eternal plan, “Here is My final word. There is nothing better to say.”
March 10, 2025
“The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.” Acts 17:24
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When Jesus prayed in His High Priestly Prayer, “I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known,” He was referencing something absolutely foundational: that God jealously guards His name and expects those who are His friends to do the same. In his sermon “What’s in a Name?,” Alistair helps us to understand why God places such importance on reverence for His name:
“Dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh” (Col. 2:13) is not the most pleasant way to describe someone’s past. This, however, is precisely the diagnosis that Paul gave the believers in Colossae. The Colossians had been sinners against God, deserving His just punishment; and they—like the Ephesians—had been “strangers to the covenants of promise” (Eph. 2:12) in which the Jewish people found hope. In other words, the Colossians needed forgiveness but had no obvious expectation of receiving it. They were as good as dead and in need of a radical intervention.
“Dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh” (Col. 2:13) is not the most pleasant way to describe someone’s past. This, however, is precisely the diagnosis that Paul gave the believers in Colossae. The Colossians had been sinners against God, deserving His just punishment; and they—like the Ephesians—had been “strangers to the covenants of promise” (Eph. 2:12) in which the Jewish people found hope. In other words, the Colossians needed forgiveness but had no obvious expectation of receiving it. They were as good as dead and in need of a radical intervention.
March 03, 2025
“‘Today you will be with me in paradise’ is the whisper of Christ to every dying saint.” —C.H. Spurgeon
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