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August 6, 2019
Marriage Through the Lens of Christ in Psalm 45
God designed human marriage as a sign, a pointer, to the union between Christ and his church. Psalm 45 actually predicts the ultimate relationship and by this sets a pattern for human marriage. Following the lead of the messianic King, the husband must provide and protect for his bride. The wife must cleave to and respect her beloved.
Recently, I gave a short wedding meditation on Psalm 45. These are the contents of the meditation:
(3:23) The Charge to the King: Provide and Protect
(5:45) The Hope in Marriage
(9:31) The Call: The Husband Must Provide and Protect
(13:31) The Charge to the Queen: Cleave and Respect
(14:57) The Call: The Wife Must Cleave and Respect
(16:42) The Miracle of a One-Flesh Union
http://jasonderouchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Meditation-on-Psalm-45-1.mp3
July 15, 2019
Why the Third Day?
Jesus and his apostles claim that his resurrection on the third day was “in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:4; cf. Luke 24:44). The hope of the resurrection stretches back far beyond the empty tomb to the hopes and prophecies of God’s old-covenant people. At the same time, Jesus’s rising inaugurates God’s new creation in the present and points us to the day when all the tombs will be emptied and God’s people will rise to meet their Lord with resurrected bodies.
I invite you to investigate with me in a recent Desiring God post the theme of resurrection traced from Genesis to Revelation. Through explicit references and typologies I explore the theme first in the Old Testament, and then I follow this theme into the New Testament by observing how Christ rises from the dead “in accordance with the Scriptures.” I also consider the immense hope the resurrection provides for believers, along with the numerous ripple effects from this pivotal moment in history.
May 19, 2019
Introducing New Audio and Video Sites for jasonderouchie.com
I am pleased to announce that all of my audio and video materials have each been consolidated into one central location. This will allow for easy access to all of this material, along with the ability to download the audio and video on apps for smart phones. You can find the links to these sites below or in the sidebar to each page on my website.
For audio, you can find my materials on SoundCloud under my name, “Jason DeRouchie.” In particular, all of the audio has been divided and grouped into playlists. You can also “follow” my user profile to be updated any time a new audio file is added. If you prefer, I also have an iTunes Podcast, though the podcast will only give you the most recent audio in the order it is uploaded rather than subdividing into easy-to-navigate playlists.
For video, you can find my materials on Vimeo, again under my name, “Jason DeRouchie.” All of my sermons and presentations will be uploaded to this page, and you can “follow” to be notified any time a new video is posted. You can also find my videos on YouTube.
April 7, 2019
Seven Ways to See and Savor the Divine Son in All of Scripture
On January 28th, 2019 I had the privilege of leading a seminar during the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors & Church Leaders titled “How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament.” In line with the conference theme, “Gospel Joy,” my hope was to lead these pastors and ministry leaders into the joys of seeing and savoring Jesus in the pages of the Old Testament. The title I gave to this presentation, “Seven Ways to See and Savor the Divine Son in All of Scripture,” reflects that hope and walks through in a very practical way how to do this.
The seven ways are as follows:
When you read the OT’s direct messianic predictions, see and savor the realization of the divine Son.
When you consider the OT’s salvation-historical story and trajectories, see and savor how the divine Son stands as the goal and climax of all Scripture’s progress and integration.
When you recognize similarities and contrasts between the old and new ages, creations, and covenants, see and savor how the divine Son influences all reality.
When you identify OT characters, events, and institutions or objects that clarify and anticipate the person and work of Christ, see and savor the divine Son as the substance of all earlier shadows.
When you revel in Yahweh’s identity and activity, see and savor the person of the divine Son.
When you observe how the OT law and wisdom express ethical ideals, see and savor the justifying work of the divine Son.
When you use the OT to instruct or guide others, calling them to love and thus fulfill the law, see and savor the sanctifying work of the divine Son.
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Related posts:
“Preaching the Old Testament through Christ and for Christ”
“How to See and Savor the Divine Son in All of Scripture”
“For Our Instruction: Jesus’ Bible as Christian Scripture”
“Is Every Promise ‘Yes’? Old Testament Promises and the Christian”
April 6, 2019
Preaching the Old Testament through Christ and for Christ
“How do I faithfully interpret and preach old covenant materials in a way that embraces that ‘only through Christ’ does God lift the veil, allowing us to fully understand and appropriate their significance (2 Cor 3:14–15)?” This has been one of the driving questions behind my theological journey since 2005, searching the Scriptures for how to preach Jesus’ Bible through Christ and for Christ.
In a recent article for the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (SBJT 22.3 [2018]) titled “Lifting the Veil: Reading and Preaching Jesus’ Bible through Christ and for Christ” I interacted with the work of three evangelical “fathers” (1 Tim 5:1)—Vern Poythress, Elliott Johnson, and Daniel Block—on how best to proclaim the divine Son from Jesus’ Bible.
I was one of ten total reviewers, others of whom included Tom Schreiner, Greg Beale, Peter Gentry, Sidney Greidanus, Graeme Goldsworthy, Craig Carter, Abner Chou, Aubrey Sequeira, and Hershael York. You can read the whole issue here.
My article first addresses the guiding hermeneutical principles from each author, and then I interpret and set a trajectory for preaching Genesis 15:1–6 according to the guidelines I set forth. Important issues to draw out include the messianic context of Genesis 15:1–6 along with justifying faith and the need for a perfectly obedient Messiah. My conclusion is that A Christocentric hermeneutic that reads the OT both forwards and backwards most faithfully aligns with the nature of Scripture as divine revelation and with the explicit statements and approaches of the biblical authors themselves.
DeRouchie, Jason S. “Lifting the Veil: Reading and Preaching Jesus’ Bible through Christ and for Christ.” SBJT 22.3 (2018): 157–79.
Introduction (157)
Guiding Hermeneutical Principles (159)
Vern Poythress on Method (159)
Elliot Johnson on Method (160)
Daniel Block on Method (161)
Interpreting and Preaching Genesis 15:1–6 (167)
The Messianic Context of Genesis 15:5 (168)
Justifying Faith in Genesis 15:6 and the Need for the Perfectly Obedient Messiah (171)
Conclusion (177)
You can download the article here: PDF.
April 2, 2019
The Theme of Missions in Scripture
On December 1 and 2, 2018, I was privileged to speak at the missions weekend for Northfield Community Church in Northfield, MN. You can find more information on the church here.
I gave two messages. You can learn about the first here, but the second, “The Theme of Missions in Scripture,” traces missions from Genesis to Revelation, exalting the God who is creating for himself a people “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Rev 7:9). The sermon urges us to act out our roles God’s divine drama both as goers and senders in a mission that is for the sake Christ’s name among all the nations. I trace twelve stages:
Mankind’s original commission (Gen 1:27–28)
God’s lasting commitment to magnify himself universally (Gen 3:15; Num 14:21; Hab 2:14; Ps 72:1–2, 17–19; Isa 11:1–2, 9–10)
The need for curse-overcoming blessing (Gen 11:8–9)
The means for curse-overcoming blessing: the two-stage Abrahamic promise (Gen 12:1–3)
The move from Abraham being the father of a single nation to being a father of a multitude of nations: the significance of the single, male deliver as agent of blessing (Gen 17:4–6; 22:17–18)
The flow of salvation history
Stage 1: The Mosaic covenant and Israel’s “come and see” calling (Exod 19:4–6; Deut 4:5–8)
Israel’s failure and destruction (Deut 31:27, 29; 2 Kgs 17:13–15, 23)
The hope for the day of good news and global blessing (Isa 42:1, 5–7; 49:2–6; 51:4–5; 52:13, 15; 53:11; 61:1–3)
Stage 2: The new covenant and the mission of good news.
The mission of the Messiah becomes the mission of the church.
The present and lasting praise to the reigning savior and satisfier of the nations (Rev 5:9–10; 7:9–10).
https://jasonderouchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Theme-of-Missions-in-Scripture.mp3
March 31, 2019
The Gospel and the Church’s Ministry to the Poor
On December 1 and 2, 2018, I was privileged to speak at the missions weekend for Northfield Community Church in Northfield, MN. You can find more information on the church here.
I gave two messages. The first, “The Gospel and the Church’s Mercy Ministry to the Poor,” unpacks the role of the church as one to be judged under “the law of liberty” in doing ministry to orphans and widows, which is “pure religion” (Jas 1:27; 2:12). I supply seven reasons why the church must engage in holistic mercy ministry:
Carrying out the gospel ministry Christ initiated, God calls us to remember the poor (Mark 2:17; Luke 4:18–19; Gal 2:9–10; 1 John 3:17; cf. Deut 15:7–8, 11; Ps 41:1; Prov 14:31).
Our care for the poor is a necessary consequence of our personal experience of gospel grace––both common grace (Matt 5:44–45) and saving grace (2 Cor 8:9; 9:13; Jas 2:5; 1 John 3:16; cf. Exod 22:21; 23:9; Deut 10:19; 24:17–18, 21–22).
Loving and following God necessitates that we delight in what he delights and go where he goes, which includes care for the poor (Deut 10:12, 18–19; Jer 9:23–24; Matt 5:43–48; Luke 6:35–36; Jas 2:5).
In loving the poor, we are manifesting and proving our love for Christ (Matt 5:44–45; 25:40; Luke 6:35; 2 Cor 8:1–2, 8, 24; 9:13; cf. Prov 14:31; 19:17).
Failure to extend mercy to needy believers identifies that we ourselves are not believers and liable for severe judgment (Matt 25:41–45; Jas 2:8–9, 12–13).
Care for the poor serves as a pointer to the eternal-saving grace of the gospel and supplies a context from which to evangelize, speaking of relief from eternal suffering (Matt 5:16, 44–45; John 6:14, 26–27, 35; 9:1–7, 35–41; cf. Gen 8:20–22; Acts 14:17; Rom 2:4; 3:25–26).
Through Christ’s death and resurrection, God is reconciling “to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of the cross” (Col 1:20). Through care for the poor we are declaring and demonstrating the already elements of Jesus’s declaring, “I am making all things new” (Rev 21:5; cf. 2 Cor 5:17; Rev. 7:15–17).
https://jasonderouchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-Gospel-and-the-Churchs-Mercy-Ministry-to-the-Poor-1.mp3
March 4, 2019
Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Sermon on Missions from Zephaniah 3:9–10
In a recent Bethlehem College & Seminary Chapel, I preached a message from Zephaniah 3:9–10. Some Christians are called to go to the nations proclaiming the good news of Jesus. Other Christians are called to send those people in a manner worthy of the Lord. There are no other alternatives.
This message situates Zephaniah 3:9–10 in the context of the book as a whole, clarifies how it relates to the call to “wait for the LORD” in 3:8, and then walks through the parts, identifying how it anticipates a reversal of the Tower of Babel and finds initial fulfillment in the church. Then I move into how this text is a mighty text for global missions. May God be gracious to continue to build his multi-ethnic community of worshippers who call upon his name.
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Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Sermon on Zephaniah 3:9–10
In a recent Bethlehem College & Seminary Chapel, I preached a message from Zephaniah 3:9–10. Some Christians are called to go to the nations proclaiming the good news of Jesus. Other Christians are called to send those people in a manner worthy of the Lord. There are no other alternatives.
This message situates Zephaniah 3:9–10 in the context of the book as a whole, clarifies how it relates to the call to “wait for the LORD” in 3:8, and then walks through the parts, identifying how it anticipates a reversal of the Tower of Babel and finds initial fulfillment in the church. Then I move into how this text is a mighty text for global missions. May God be gracious to continue to build his multi-ethnic community of worshippers who call upon his name.
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February 26, 2019
Preaching Deuteronomy as Christian Scripture
Recently I was invited to share on the topic of “Preaching Deuteronomy” with Dr. Jason K. Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, on his Preaching and Preachers podcast.
In this episode I had the chance to share why preachers should preach through Deuteronomy, what theological challenges we face in the book, how we can make much of Christ from this law. I also give some starting points for preachers who want to begin preaching Deuteronomy, along with helpful resources. The specific topics are as follows:
A brief introduction to my ministry at Bethlehem College & Seminary
A brief discussion on my love for the Old Testament
Why pastors should preach through Deuteronomy
How Deuteronomy shapes the trajectory of salvation history
Key exegetical or theological difficulties that preachers should be aware of before preaching through Deuteronomy
How preachers can Preach Christ from Deuteronomy
Helpful resources pastors can use when they preach through Deuteronomy
Concluding encouragement for pastors concerning preaching through Deuteronomy
For more on my approach to Deuteronomy, see the following:
“From Condemnation to Righteousness: A Christian Reading of Deuteronomy,” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 18.3 (2014): 87–118.
Lectures on Deuteronomy and other resources
For preachers who would like to preach the Old Testament, along with anyone who wants to feel more equipped studying the Old Testament and applying it to their life, see my How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology (P&R Publishing, 2017), a great place to start your study. For an in-depth look at each book in the Old Testament, check out What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible (Kregel, 2013).
You can download the audio from the podcast here:
(Preaching Deuteronomy)
