reader

Said 54 times, in 36 of 378 sermons, across 17 Sundays. Spoken as 2 forms: readers 27, reader 27.

How our pastors defined it

Quoted lines where a preacher stopped and defined the word. Not a dictionary entry — these are our people, in their own words. Roughly three in four of these are on target; the quote and the speaker are always shown, so you can judge the fourth.

But the fact that Moses wrote this takes us back, takes the Hebrew reader and us back to the exodus out of Egypt and the promised land.

Josh Yates21 Jun 20263:45

Across the series

Where this word has been used, and how much. The entry itself is church-wide on purpose — a word is a word, whichever series it turned up in.

Series	Times said	Sermons
Romans	37	27
Let Us	10	5

54 lines in context

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vely, those who gathered this collection of Psalms invite the readers to look back to a time before there were any human kings in I

Josh Yates21 Jun 20263:03

he fact that Moses wrote this takes us back, takes the Hebrew reader and us back to the exodus out of Egypt and the promised land.

Josh Yates21 Jun 20263:56

d in this passage, and he reminds each and every one of us as readers , why God knows. Why is it that God knows us so well? And the

Justin Dean26 Jul 202613:02

n or wisdom. A psalm that was meant to when the hearer or the reader read or heard the psalm, that they would be instructed to do

Grant Grimes2 Aug 20262:32

his prayer to the Lord. He says, David essentially brings the reader along in his prayer to God. He says, We see that David doesn'

Grant Grimes2 Aug 20266:38

alms there. Psalms that are real about life and reminding the reader or the singer of where help comes from. Reminding the reader

Josh Yates9 Aug 202639:46

reader or the singer of where help comes from. Reminding the reader to look to God and that God has never left you no matter how

Josh Yates9 Aug 202639:49

let-us

ef, a declaration of identity. To the original recipients and readers of this letter, they had grown up with the law, the 10 comman

Josh Combs16 Aug 202611:30

g. What it is pointing to, well, let's first look at what the reader , when they first read this letter, the Hebrew church, what ar

Jayson Combs23 Aug 202624:09

nguage is meant to stimulate the imagination. It's inviting a reader to enter into the image and connect with the relevant matter

Jayson Combs30 Aug 20266:16

picture of the Roman games. So when the reader, the original reader would read, they go, man, these guys who run the race, they t

Jayson Combs30 Aug 202622:45

ning the race. It's a picture of the Roman games. So when the reader , the original reader would read, they go, man, these guys who

Jayson Combs30 Aug 202622:45

Hebrews is using the same illustration here to a degree. The reader of this letter would have the Greek. The Greek races where at

Josh Yates30 Aug 20263:41

re today, but it's an interesting way to go about it, but any reader of Hebrews would have understood what they were reading. We h

Josh Yates6 Sep 202610:14

's the thing that the Rite of Hebrews is telling the original readers . The law provided no power to overcome sin. It only defined w

Josh Yates6 Sep 202616:07

th Christ in the heavenly realms, Ephesians 2.6 tells us. The readers of Hebrews would have this earthly city in view with all of i

Josh Yates6 Sep 202620:17

ey heard him speak to them. Thus, this warning is telling the readers and to us to listen what God is saying and how he is speaking

Josh Yates6 Sep 202630:50

romans

1:1-17

ion. What a way to open a letter, right? Now he addresses the readers . Look what he says about them, you and I. Verse seven, to all

Chuck Lindsey27 Apr 202540:52

er. I don't want you to forget the meaning that it had to its readers . I want you to remember that this was crafted with incredible

Justin Dean27 Apr 20255:53

and actually explain what that means. Because as the Gentile readers are reading along with the Jewish believers, they don't have

Justin Dean27 Apr 202522:37

world are you thinking? He's listed all of these sins to the reader to agree that these things are wrong. Unrighteousness, wicked

Josh Yates11 May 202514:23

s, and haters of God, only to turn back around and inform the reader that they are guilty of these same things. And he adds every

Josh Yates11 May 202514:31

person to whom which the letter was supposed to be. That the readers were getting a picture into these conversations. And so, wher

Justin Dean11 May 202515:09

to make his case here. He anticipates the objections that his readers would have largely as is a Jewish audience. And I don't want

Josh Yates25 May 20257:36

it as a letter because there's things in chapter one that the reader would remember reading chapter three, which by the way, when

Josh Yates25 May 202516:56

is sake alone, but for ours also for yours, for mine, for the readers , the original readers of Romans. Here's why it will be counte

Josh Combs15 Jun 202530:34

ours also for yours, for mine, for the readers, the original readers of Romans. Here's why it will be counted to us who believe in

Josh Combs15 Jun 202530:35

n where again god's word more paul turns around and he brings readers attention back to abraham's story and it wasn't abraham's rul

Ryan Story15 Jun 20259:38

ankind in the first. In fact, he makes an assumption that his readers would already have accepted this fact when he says, just as h

Josh Yates29 Jun 202511:44

Adam. So what would the reader's mind have understood? So the reader here would have understood that the name Adam literally means

Josh Yates29 Jun 202512:04

eed to put more hours in this week. Growing up, I was an avid reader . I would read books of all sorts from history to biographies

Grant Grimes27 Jul 202512:37

don't have to, you don't have to say that. We know. But as a reader , I would read books all over the spectrum. And I remember one

Grant Grimes27 Jul 202512:51

d it out loud. Should take you like 12 minutes for us. Slower readers , maybe 15. All right, but 12 to 15 minutes. Take time. Read c

Jayson Combs27 Jul 202512:29

and be very open and quite frankly, very vulnerable with his readers in Romans, but as well as with us. We get to see a real part

John Carter27 Jul 20253:54

sing the word as a pivot. He's changing us. He's moving us as readers from one idea to another. Because so far, the book of Romans

Aaron Snider3 Aug 20257:33

changes the way he's speaking to direct his words towards the reader , to make sure we know that this is for us now. And he says, y

Justin Foroozan10 Aug 20259:22

Romans specifically I see him always thinking about what the readers may ask or what little um little things they're going to hold

Noble Baird10 Aug 202516:41

debt that he couldn't pay. He's making sure we understand as readers , as understanders of what Paul is communicating. And ultimate

Caleb Combs17 Aug 20258:58

r good to those who love the Lord, and you become a one-verse reader , what can easily happen is you can look and go, what do you m

Jayson Combs31 Aug 202519:38

o go read all 66 books this week. If you do it, you're a fast reader . Guess what? Just read one. Start for five minutes a day, sev

Caleb Combs21 Sep 202535:17

first to Abraham and Isaac. And Paul reminds the, the Jewish reader that the child of the promise, Isaac, he came to be born of S

Josh Yates28 Sep 202513:34

faith. See, the law and its demands were meant to open up the reader , the understander, the receiver to the God's grace and righte

Caleb Combs5 Oct 202511:58

s the gospel. He gives the good news. He speaks to the Jewish reader and says you can't be righteous in and of yourself, but here'

Josh Yates5 Oct 202528:50

rk contrast to everybody around them in that day. Because the reader of Romans that's living in Rome, people would attest and proc

Josh Yates5 Oct 202531:53

ment of our salvation. And that's what Paul's encouraging the reader to do. Have you taken a moment between you and the Lord to re

Mitchell Holmes5 Oct 202522:05

Christ. Now the final responsibility that Paul places on the readers in verses 14 through 17, let me read it one more time. How th

Mitchell Holmes5 Oct 202528:44

So I want to encourage you with that. But Paul reassures his readers at the time, time now, that there is still a remnant of Israe

Gary Wright12 Oct 202514:39

o different now. But we'll get to that. So Paul reassures his readers about this remnant. And the next two verses, verses 5 and 6,

Gary Wright12 Oct 202515:10

ething? This is my list of accomplishments. And to the Jewish reader , they're all going, that's like Michael Jordan. I mean, that'

Josh Yates12 Oct 20257:10

the last two weeks, I'm like, seriously, in two weeks, I need readers . It's the worst ever. All right. Verse 25, if I can see it. L

Josh Yates12 Oct 202530:39

er 12 in the Greek and the way it's written out, it slows the readers down. I wrote down it's a speed bump, right? Like you're driv

Jayson Combs19 Oct 20253:46

inues this line of instruction in Romans 13, but he takes the reader to a place, and the church in Rome, to a place that nobody ex

Josh Yates9 Nov 202517:58

my life around. And so he encourages us, or specifically the readers in the Roman church, and by proxy us, he says, as you live ou

Justin Dean30 Nov 202511:49

elieves, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. The original readers would have caught the connection there. They used to say, I b

Keaton Washburn30 Nov 202533:06

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