When we see tragedy, great pain, natural disasters that kill in the thousands it is easy to wonder if anyone is in control of anything. It is something that troubled Job greatly, for he had suffered more than he thought he deserved. But when he is confronted at last by God, he realizes that he…
Paul will speak often of the great mystery hidden from the ages. But it is perhaps the worst kept mystery in all of history, for it has been revealed in the work of Jesus Christ. It is that the world, every tribe, nation, and tongue can come into the inheritance reserved for the saints, for…
Surprisingly our God, who is love, has asked us to indeed love each other, but also our enemies. Yet he will explicitly insist that we hate evil. It is the difference between thee person, and the act, and we must not blur the two.
Here in this program we are introduced to our great mission in Christ. Unlike the famed statement from the vehicle “Mission Impossible,” there is no option not to accept, but our mission with the Spirit’s aid is indeed a “Mission Possible.”
We finish this series with the obvious conclusion, as any runner would know, that to win the race. This race being the race of life, one must finish strong. Don’t ever give up before you have fought the good fight, finished the race, and obtained that imperishable crown.
This second part of this series emphasizes that this race is a long one, our entire life, and as such we need
This begins a three part series using the New Testament use of the ancient race as a metaphor for the Christian life. Here we learn the importance as in a running race, of the importance of getting a good start.
When the disciples are brought before the Sanhedrin and told to stop teaching in the name of Jesus. They will ask whether they should obey men rather than God? For in their minds the proof of the resurrection, of the Lordship of Jesus is obvious.
Using selection from the poem by Francis Thompson, it is worth understanding the true nature of this Love of God toward we mere mortals. We are being pursued, by the most awesome force in the universe, unrelenting, unstoppable, and overwhelming.
Given the considerable warning our Lord has provided us concerning His call for us to follow Him. We really have no excuses to ever say “did we bargain for this?” It was never relayed that it would be easy.