Do you know that feeling when you read something that is a very important statement, but that someone has used in a very cheap or trite way? Unwittingly we can do that with Scripture. We tend to jump on a phrase of Scripture and run with it without... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
There is this question that we humans like to ask God: Why? It is a dangerous question and yet it is an important question to ask as long as we are willing to accept God’s answer in His Word. If we ask why and expect to receive specific reasons for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently we focused in on justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. In addition, we have memorized Titus 3:1-3 this year. Given this recent focus I thought it would good for us to read beyond where we have memorized and see... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This is an important question and the first and most obvious answer is that if someone is unwilling to repent of sin then they are not a child of God. Initial repentance is the sinner’s fundamental change of mind, emotion and will toward personal... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Something is not right in this world. What is normal is not what ought to be. There is a reason that sin and suffering are saddening, shocking and grieving to God’s image-bearers. This reflects our innate knowledge that something is wrong here in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If we are saved God has called us to be followers of Jesus and to make followers of Jesus. Listen to these familiar words: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
All followers of Jesus know that the Christian life has much to do with trusting, praying, and knowing that God is a refuge to all those who do. As we walk this path of faith it becomes apparent that the path of faith is not without its... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
What we see has much do to with how we respond to situations and how we go about our lives. Recently as I was walking back to my car I saw an older man trip over the curb and fall into a busy street. He did not immediately get up and he was in one... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This is an important question: Why are you in despair? To despair means to lose all hope or confidence. At times we may despair over certain people or circumstances around us. But those instances of despair are a reflection of a deeper despair that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This past Sunday we took a break from the 2 Corinthians, Gospel of John, and Genesis series, and focused in on a mini-series that considered worldliness from James 3:13-4:10. The last message, “Recovering from Worldliness”, dealt with repentance... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
