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2 Chronicles 36:11-13 Stop it! (Preached Message)

Recent:

Ezra 1:1-2 (2 Chr. 36:22-23) Can't Go Home Again. (On-line Message)

The Nature and Function of the Law (Paper)

Matthew 21:23-32: Help Wanted! (Preached Message)

Matthew 21:33-45: Tenant Farmers (Preached Message)

Matthew 8:11-12: Keep Your Eye on the Ball (Preached Message)

Matthew 11:1-11: Are you the one to come...?(Preached Message)

Matthew 24:36-51 (Rev 22): He's Coming Soon! (Preached Message)

Matthew 9:13: I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice (Preached Message)

Don't be a McChicken (Journal of Aggressive Christianity)

A Salvationist in the Protestant Reformation? (The Officer Magazine)


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Preached Messages

Books

 

Preaches on-line 

 Messages off the wall


 Gospels:  

Matthew 1:18-25

Matthew 3:7-10

Matthew 4:1-11

Matthew 5:17

Matthew 5:18

Matthew 8:11-12

Matthew 9:13

Matthew 11:1-11

Matthew 21:23-32

Matthew 21:33-46

Matthew 24:36-51

Matthew 25:31-46 


Mark 3:20-35 

Mark 4:35-41 

Mark 7:1-23 

Mark 8:31-33

Mark 10:46-52

Mark 13:32-37 

Mark 16:1-8 


Luke 1:26-37

Luke 1:46-56

Luke 1:68-79

Luke 2:21-39

Luke 4 

Luke 8:1-18 

Luke 9:28-36

Luke 13:1-9

Luke 16:1-13

Luke 21:29-31

Luke 23

Luke 24:1-12


John 3:16-21

John 6:22-40

John 7:1-5

John 10:1-6

John 11: 17-27

John 12:12-19

John 15:1-17

John 15:9-17

John 15:13 

John 20:1-9

John 21:15-23


Pentateuch:

Genesis 1  

Genesis 11:1 -12:4

Genesis 15:7-21

Leviticus 5:14-17


Numbers 3:4

Numbers 6:1-21

Numbers 15:17-31

Numbers 22-24


Old Testament: 

Joshua 9 

Judges 2:1-5 

Judges 11:29-40 

Judges 16:23-31 


1 Samuel 4:1b-7:1 

1 Samuel 17:46-47 

1 Samuel 31:2-4 


2 Samuel 1:21-28  

2 Samuel 1-5 

2 Samuel 13-18 

2 Samuel 21 


1 Kings 2:1-4 

2 Kings 1:6

2 Kings 5:1-7


2 Chronicles 36:11-13

2 Chronicles 36:22-23

Ezra 1:1-2

Esther

Psalm 72 

Proverbs 1:7, 9:10


Isaiah 1-39

Isaiah 7:9b

Isaiah 12:2

Amos 3:2 

Covenant 

 

 

 Favourites: 

Matthew 9:13

Matthew 11:1-11

Mark 3:20-35 

Mark 4:35-41 

Luke 4

Luke 21:29-31

Luke 23

Luke 24:1-12:

John 3:16-21

John 21:15-23


Acts 2

Acts 15:1-19 

Romans 5:3,4 

Romans 9:30-10:4 

Romans 13:11-14 

Galatians 3:19-25 

Philippians 1 

1 Corinthians 15:1-34

1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Hebrews 11:1&2

Revelation 3:20 


Genesis 15:7-21

Numbers 6:1-21

1 Samuel 4:1b-7:1

1 Samuel 17:46-47

Isaiah 7:9b

Isaiah 12:2

'Esther' by Sarah-Grace

Proverbs 1:7, 9:10

Psalm 72 


New Testament: 

Acts 2 

Acts 10-11 

Acts 15:1-19 

Acts 23: 1-11 


Romans 1:16

Romans 1:18-23 

Romans 3:22b, 23 

Romans 5:3,4 

Romans 5:8

Romans 9:30-10:4 

Romans 13:11-14 


1 Corinthians 7:20-24 

1 Corinthians 15:1-34


2 Corinthians 5: 6-10 

2 Corinthians 9:12-15 

2 Corinthians 13:5-7 


Galatians 3:19-25 

Philippians 1 


1 Thessalonians 5:12-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 


Hebrews: Introduction

Hebrews 4:1-13

Hebrews 8:8-13

Hebrews 10:39

Hebrews 11:1&2


James 1:2-8


Revelation 3:20 

Revelation 21:7-21


 

 

Praise the Lord for Covenants

Cadet Crab (story book)

Jeremiah (story book)

 Cadet Crab (story book)

  New Testament 

  Old Testament   

 Reviews    

 Word Studies    

 History, Theology, Philosophy, etc.    

 Hope in the City (Video produced by Bram Ryan) 


  New Testament:

 1. Paul and the Human Condition (Romans 1:18 - 2:1-16)

 2. Paul and the Law (Romans 2:12-19)

 3. Paul, the Gospel and Salvation (Romans 1:16-17)

4. The Nature and Function of the Law

 5. Parabolic and Metaphoric Usage in the Parable of the Wicked Tenants 

 6. Parabolic and Metaphoric Usage in the Parable of the Sower

 7. The Ethics of Jesus as Reflected in the Lukan Parables

 8. Acts 2: an Interpretation

 9. Acts 10:1-16: an Interpretation

 10. Good News to the Poor: Comparing a Christian Worldview as expressed in Luke’s Gospel to Marx.


 Old Testament:

 1. Leviticus 25:1-23: the Land Shall Observe a Sabbath

 2. Amos 3:1-2: ...therefore I will punish you...


  Reviews:

 1. Review of  The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann.

 2. Reading Analysis of Holding Your Own Against God! Genesis 32:22-32 (In the Context of Genesis 31-33)” by Fredrick C. Holmgren.

 3. Reading Analysis of Genesis 2-3: the Theme and Intimacy and Alienation by Alan Jon Harper. 

 4. Reading Analysis of “The Place of the Decalogue in the Old Testament and Its Law” by Patrick D. Miller Jr.

 5. Analysis of "The Almost Christian" by John Wesley 

 6. Analysis of "The Use of Money" by John Wesley 

 7. Analysis of Darwin, Charles, "Recapitulation and Conclusion" [The Origin of the Species, Akron, Ohio: Werner, 1872), ch. 15, pp. 267-306]. 

 


 Word Studies:

 1. berit[h] (Covenant)

 2. makrothymia (Patience or Forbearing)

 3. The tetragrammaton

 4. brk (Blessing / to Bless)

 


 History, Theology, etc.:

 1. The Salvation Army in Winnipeg

 2. War has been Declared: the Invasion of Winnipeg (Sheepspeak)

 3.The Invasion of Winnipeg (JAC - External Link)

 4. Zwingli, Huldreich (Ulrich) - 1484–1531: ‘The Third Reformer’ and the root of the purely symbolic sacramental position in the reformation.

 5. John Wesley's Means of Grace Compared with Ulrich Zwingli's as Seen Through a Salvationist Lens.

 6. Good News to the Poor: Comparing a Christian Worldview as expressed in Luke’s Gospel to Marx.

 7. Darwin, Charles, "Recapitulation and Conclusion" [The Origin of the Species, Akron, Ohio: Werner, 1872), ch. 15, pp. 267-306]. A Review by Captain Michael Ramsay.

 8. Grace and Works: a Look at Doctrines 5-10 of The Salvation Army

9. Ethics of Salvation: Should we proclaim the Gospel?

Friends Don't let Friends Go to Hell.

Old Testament Salvationists 

Don't be a McChicken

Be Bold for the Gospel

Jephthah’s Parachute

 Vote for Jesus! 

Rights and Responsibilities of Covenant

Covenant, Milkshakes, and Coming of Age 

Covenant: When God is Bound.

 Covenant / berit[h]                

 Year of the Child      

War has been Declared...

JAC on covenant (PDF document)


     The Officer Magazine     

A Salvationist in the Protestant Reformation?

 Covenant: Three Legged Race 

 Covenant: The Example of Samson 

 Numbers 6: Habeas Corpus and Covenant 


           Multi-Media           

'Esther' by Sarah-Grace (Audio)

Jeremiah (story book)

Cadet Crab (story book)

Comics                          

Hope in the City (Video) 

Storm the Forts of Darkness (Video)

Carlye Morris, WC (Video)


Comics                     

Read the Bible in a year

On the Job Experience


Mammon         

SISYPHUS     

COO-COO   


Articles when Ramsay was the publisher

The Galileo under Ramsay's leadership

 Ramsay on International Education: 

   What if?

   Christmas in Victoria

   Notes about the Season

   Safety First

   Thoughts and Prayers

   Migrants: what's an appropriate response?

   Historic Visit

   Kosovo: International Events and International Students

   An Interview or Two

   Spend a day on the Peninsula

   History of Afternoon Tea

   Who are we, anyway?

   Advice for the Newly arrived International Student

   Victoria and Vancouver Island

   A New Era of Even Greater Cooperation

   BC Transit Welcomes International Students

  In the News: how does it effect us?

   International Education

   Launch of Waves Magazine

   Hi-fun-aided Canadian Culture

   Safety First, Please

Who is visiting us anyway?

 

Praise the Lord for Covenants: Old Testament wisdom for our world today.

I just want to be a sheep (Matthew 25:31-46) 

CMH Version or 

Trailview Alliance Version

The First Sprig of Spring (Luke 2:21-39)

Repent! (Luke 13:1-9) 

Covenant: Prairies Men's Camp 2010 session notes 

Remembrance Day Address (John 15:13)

Remembrance Day Review

Good Friday Message (Luke 23)

Rotary Address (Hurricane Ike)

Is Jesus God?

What is real love? 

A Theology of Food Bank

What is an Angel? 

How much of my income belongs to God?

Do Miracles Still Happen? 

Will there ever be peace on earth?

What is my responsibility to the environment?

Why do I turn to substances for help?

As Christians Do We Have a Responsibility to Take Care of the Poor?

Nipawin Explosion: Miracles in the Midst of Tragedy.

Spring = New Life. How can I experience a new life?

Is Christmas just a tradition?

Why Should I Read the Bible?

Not an Atheistic Society

Is War Ever Just?

Texan Wasteland (by Tyler Clarke)


Sanctity of the Sanctuary

Gay Pride Parades


'Esther' by Sarah-Grace (Audio)

Jeremiah (story book)

 blog             

covenant blogs

covenant sermons

2 Kings 5: No Fear 

 We are Sheep 

 We are Sheepdogs 

Covenant: Three Legged Race

 Covenant: The Example of Samson 

 Numbers 6: Covenant, Habeas Corpus, and Nazirites 

A Salvationist in the Protestant Reformation?

Covenant: Prairies Men's Camp 2010 session notes 


 

 

 

 

Captain Michael Ramsay The Salvation Army