April 19, 2015
False teaching has a minimized view of Christ and a magnified view of man. Paul preached the significance of God’s Son.
April 14, 2015
Naomi is left alone: no husband, no sons, no land, and no food. She is in Moab, the place of God’s enemies. The quest for food that led her and her family out of Judah, however well-intentioned it seemed at the time, had come to absolutely nothing.
April 12, 2015
These first fourteen verses give practical teaching about the ministry of prayer. Want to pray like Paul for the body of Christ?
April 5, 2015
Jesus offered himself as our vicarious substitute and rose as our victorious Savior. We live rejoicing that “if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his” (Rom 6:5).
March 31, 2015
The book of Ruth is about loyalty or “kindness.” In this short book, we see over and over loyalty (or a lack of it). The main character of the book of Ruth is God himself, and the book shows God’s loyalty to Naomi, Ruth, Boaz, Elimelech, and the entire nation of Israel!
March 29, 2015
As a local church we must not only guard against doctrinal error, but we must exalt Christ and live in a manner worthy of our calling.
March 29, 2015
On this Palm Sunday let’s worship the overlooked Jesus who became our Savior and will return as the world’s King.
March 22, 2015
Having thanked God for his work in the Thessalonian believers and addressed their concerns about the Day of the Lord, Paul confronts a problem in the church. He shows himself a model of spiritual diligence (3:1–5) as well as working hard physically (3:6–12), and he encourages the believers to do the same.
March 22, 2015
God does not leave himself without a witness. Those who love and serve him faithfully may be in the minority, but we are not alone. In every age God has a remnant according to the election of grace. Press on in faithfulness, for he who called you is faithful.
March 17, 2015
When God’s grace appears in our lives, it not only brings salvation, but it teaches us how to live and how to wait eagerly for Jesus’ return (2:11–15). God’s grace demands a change in how we interact with unbelievers (3:1–7). God’s grace to us will result in God’s grace through us (3:8). Professing Christians who do not display […]