1. In the Old Testament all the world is narrowed down to the people of Israel, which is eventually narrowed down to One—Jesus! Jesus is Israel reduced to one in order that all the world might be saved through Him.
  2. What we have in our reading is a picture of how God deals with a lack of understanding.
  3. This voice of Jesus is the same voice which now beckons us to see anew how God in Christ is at work anywhere and everywhere.
  4. If preaching can be a greater joy for myself and my people, who after all have to put up with us preachers, that is a win in my book. And I think preaching by heart can help to accomplish this.

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