Acts 20:18-27 ESV “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you … Continue reading Declare the Truth! Shrink Not!
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Missing the Point?
Matthew 16:5-12 ESV When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, … Continue reading Missing the Point?
Be the Salt and Light
Video Talk Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet." Salt is used for seasoning and for preserving food. And to season is … Continue reading Be the Salt and Light
Only by the Grace of God
The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the saints and the faithful in Christ Jesus who were at Colossae. And where it applies, we can apply it to the lives of those today who are the saints of God and who are his faithful ones. And a saint is one who is holy, and to … Continue reading Only by the Grace of God
Results of a Dressed Up Gospel
Psalms 95:6-11 ESV “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the … Continue reading Results of a Dressed Up Gospel
Not Shifting From the Hope
Colossians 1:21-23 ESV “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the … Continue reading Not Shifting From the Hope
Remembering Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
Luke 9:22-26 ESV “’The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.’ “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow … Continue reading Remembering Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
The Power of God for Salvation
Romans 1:1,7-17 ESV “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.. To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.. “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all … Continue reading The Power of God for Salvation
Trampling Underfoot the Son of God
Hebrews 10:26-31 ESV “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the … Continue reading Trampling Underfoot the Son of God
Cooperating with God
Philippians 1:3-6 ESV “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you … Continue reading Cooperating with God
Walking Wounded 