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About Jon Gleason

Former Pastor of Free Baptist Church of Glenrothes

Christ’s Death and Ours

Posted on 13 January, 2014 by Jon Gleason

His death dealt with our sin so that our death would take us to Him. Scripture: “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness” … Continue reading →

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The Sledgehammer and the Peanut Shell

Posted on 8 January, 2014 by Jon Gleason

No one uses a sledgehammer to crack a peanut shell. Except in interpersonal relationships…. Jesus wasn’t like that. Matthew 12:18-20 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put … Continue reading →

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Early Rising

Posted on 3 January, 2014 by Jon Gleason

He that riseth late, must trot all day. – Benjamin Franklin Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.  I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the … Continue reading →

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Zerubbabel and the Genealogies of Christ

Posted on 31 December, 2013 by Jon Gleason

In The Genealogies of Christ — Two Genealogies I discussed the genealogies of Christ in Matthew and Luke.  This post continues by looking at the descent of Christ in relation to two ancestors which curiously appear in both genealogies.

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The Genealogies of Christ — Two Genealogies

Posted on 22 December, 2013 by Jon Gleason

This is the first post summarising (with some additions) a discussion in the comments of an earlier post from two years ago (which I’ve just reposted).  The comments delved into some of the interesting features of the genealogies of Christ … Continue reading →

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Repost — Eight More Thoughts on Joseph

Posted on 17 December, 2013 by Jon Gleason

This is the third (and last) repost of the three articles I wrote on Joseph two years ago.  Original article.  (I am still struggling with some health problems, so may not post much in the next week or so.)

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Repost — Another Quick Thought on Joseph

Posted on 16 December, 2013 by Jon Gleason

Did Joseph know, when he took his wife, that he was taking on himself an early death? Continue reading →

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