{"id":24974,"date":"2023-10-29T18:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=24974"},"modified":"2023-10-29T18:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:09:58","slug":"what-is-the-bible-and-should-we-still-treasure-it","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=what-is-the-bible-and-should-we-still-treasure-it","title":{"rendered":"What is the Bible and should we still treasure it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Gospel <\/u><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Matthew <\/strong><strong>24.30\u201335<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><strong>Glory to you O Lord<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup>0<\/sup>Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see \u201cthe Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven\u201d with power and great glory.&nbsp;<sup>31<\/sup>And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.<\/p>\n<p><sup>32<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2018From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.&nbsp;<sup>33<\/sup>So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.&nbsp;<sup>34<\/sup>Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.&nbsp;<sup>35<\/sup>Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the Gospel of the Lord<\/p>\n<p><em>All<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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