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The groaning of this present age will give way to future glory. The main thing Paul says in Romans 8:18-25 is this: Our present suffering can’t ... Read More
Here’s our main idea: Don’t let your heart fail, our Shepherd stands to defend us. David makes it clear that the LORD is the Shepherd who will del... Read More
When Saul calls David, who unbeknownst to him has been anointed to replace him as king, to join his court, we begin to see the contrast between these ... Read More
Philippians 4:1-9 points towards foundational pillars for the Christian walk: Our need to live with determination (resolve) and our need to live in co... Read More
How does an old briefcase serve to point us to our call to live worthy of the gospel? What are the three essential habits of those who walk worthy of ... Read More
Church, we need to know how to make sense of suffering. Israel’s hardship comes in the wilderness between redemption from slavery in Egypt and the P... Read More
The narrative of this text reminds us that, through testing, we should never forget God’s faithfulness in our past, that circumstances should no... Read More
God promised and then God delayed. Israel’s heart broke. Surely you know the feeling. When God delays our hearts sometimes crumble with disappointme... Read More
God is drawing people to the gospel and developing believers with the gospel. Questions about how God reveals himself to people, what about those who ... 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
We have all sat under the authority of unjust leaders. You might be in a situation like that now. Sometimes there is a godly way to remove ourselves f... Read More
I wonder if you feel as weary of the darkness as I do? Darkness is a result of our sin. It shows up in disobedience, disease, disaster, and death. Thi... 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
John tells us three times that Jesus was troubled in spirit, yet in John 14 Jesus twice tells his disciples, “Do not let your heart be troubled&... Read More
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
The crowds who heard Jesus deliver the sermon on the mount were amazed at his teaching – we should be too! He clearly claimed authority that onl... Read More
