Too much teaching today is focused on how to escape suffering. It leaves people unprepared to persevere. And that leads people away from God. I am not a good shepherd of the Great Shepherd if I do not prepare people to persevere. The perseverance...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Have you ever wondered why a bride’s dress has a long train? Well, the tradition started being used in weddings in medieval times. But that practice harkens back to 700 years before Jesus, to a vision that Isaiah had. A vision of Jesus in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Corinthians 4:7 says – But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are jars of clay. That means we are vulnerable, and easily broken. But inside our vulnerable, broken...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You are an example to others. Everyone is a role model of some sort, whether they want to be or not. People are watching and learning from your example. Even if you’re absent. Think about that. Children learn by watching adults. And by...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Luke 6:46, Jesus said – Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? He is talking about hypocrisy. He is talking about character. Character can be described as someone’s personality, the way you act,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In the book of Revelation, chapters 2-3, Jesus is speaking specific words to each of seven different churches. The content of each letter is different. But there is one common thread that ends each letter. At the end of each letter, Jesus says...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 5:1-2 says – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In 1 Thessalonians 1:9, the Apostle Paul says that the Thessalonians turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. This is Paul talking about their repentance. There was a change in their lives, caused by a change in their hearts,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Paul, Silas, and Timothy had all spent a very limited time among the Thessalonians. Paul and Silas only about three weeks. And Timothy probably not more than a few months at most. But they saw enough, heard enough, and experienced enough to know...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I’m about to say some things that you’ve probably heard before. But I am also going to say some things I’m not so sure that you’ve heard before. I pray that God will use this to help you find a lasting, satisfying, peace. I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
