Repentance, along with faith, is required for the new birth. This is the message of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4), Jesus (Mark 1:15), and Peter (Acts 2:38). Surprisingly, there are some evangelicals who deny this even in the light of such texts as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jesus revealed a common thread uniting the blindness of a man (ch 9), the death of Lazarus (ch 11), and his own approaching death (ch 12) – the glory of God. Listen to Jesus speak to each occasion. 9:3 – “It was not that this man...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The story of the rich man and Lazarus ends with an alarming truth. The rich man, in Hell, conversed with Abraham, who was in paradise with Lazarus. He requested that Abraham send Lazarus to warn his five brothers lest they also die and end up in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
After the Transfiguration, Jesus found His disciples and a crowd perplexed and in a stir. A father had brought his demon-possessed son to the disciples, and they could not heal him. This boy had been in a terrible fix since early in his childhood....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There are some things in this life that are simply impossible for you to do as a human being. You cannot fly like a bird. You cannot swim like a fish. Both of these are things that you could never do on your own without the aid of a device or...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew is very precise in his genealogy of Jesus, as seen in the careful division of three sets of fourteen generations. At the close of each set Matthew notes a distinguished marker; David, deportation, and Christ. Therefore, Christ came at the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Haggai 1:2,4-5 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord...Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? Now, therefore, thus...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is a children’s song titled “He’s Still Working On Me.” God created the universe in 6 days, but “He’s still working on me”. Jonah could have sung that song in earnest! When God finally convinces...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 10:13 is one of the more beloved verses of the Bible. “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Joel declared these words as prophecy. Joel 2:32 “And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is a thrilling showdown between king Nebuchadnezzar and these faithful men. It is the story of the fiery furnace, but the fiery furnace is not the point. The point is the flaming faith of these men that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
