Paul’s ambition – his driving, consuming passion – was to preach the gospel in people groups that hadn’t yet named, confessed, and wor... Read More
The weekly scattering of churches displays Jesus’s eternal Kingdom in the world. When we scatter, we display the goodness and love and power and glo... Read More
The weekly gatherings of churches on earth anticipate the eternal gathering of the Church in Heaven. The weekly gatherings of local churches accomplis... Read More
Here’s a general principle we must grapple with if we are to understand the tension between leaders and followers. Those in authority are tempted to... Read More
Peter calls the Sojourning church to action. We’ve been gathered by God out of the world for a purpose. We don’t fight. We don’t flee. We don’... Read More
It is deeply profound that believers are eternally brothers and sisters in Christ. We are family forever. All believers must seek and continually deve... Read More
The Christians who received Peter’s letter experienced the same strangeness and pressure from the Roman Empire that we feel now. The church has ... Read More
God made Christians sojourners and gave us certain hope. Sojourners are travelers, not residents. Our home is now in Heaven, but God has left us here ... Read More
The Apostle John recounts Jesus’s trial before Pilate, Roman Governor of Judea. Jesus looks powerless during this trial. It would seem that Jesus ha... Read More
The world always drifts from Christ’s Word. Therefore, the Church, committed to live by and proclaim His Word, is often opposed by the world. Unfort... Read More
