In a conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus holds forth the necessity of second birth. Without that second, spiritual birth, one cannot enter God’s ... Read More
All of us need to learn how to habitually reframe our lives. We are all either building a discouraging frame of reference laced with half-truths and n... Read More
This passage, Isaiah 11, helps each of us to understand at the deepest level who we are. But even more importantly, it tells us who the Messiah is, as... Read More
We live between the ascension and return of Christ. Our mission is urgent. So Paul’s invitation is earnest. He’s been spending his life for this c... Read More
First century Thessalonica was extremely sexually “liberated” and the new believers in Christ who lived there were instructed by Paul and ... Read More
What should the church look like if it’s being faithful to the mission Jesus provided? We should see a people devoted to the Word, a people united a... Read More
Jesus was asked by his disciples; Lord, teach us to pray. His response was the Lord’s prayer (a pattern for prayer), the parable of the friend a... Read More
Jesus exposes the sham of the Pharisees who made vows and declared they were not obligated to keep them because they did not use God’s name. Jes... Read More
Jesus demonstrates that the law exposes our sinful hearts and need for a savior. He reveals the standard for marital fidelity and how to keep it and c... Read More
The eight beatitudes Jesus declares are “birthmarks” of the born again, for these can only be manifested in the lives of those made new in... Read More