Real Sufficiency (2 Corinthians 3)
Wherever you are today, whatever your circumstances may be, God’s work in your life has some definite characteristics. You can be sure...
Wherever you are today, whatever your circumstances may be, God’s work in your life has some definite characteristics. You can be sure...
If we are in right relationship to God, we experience all that He does within our lives as comfort and joy. Even a word of rebuke from...
According to Paul, the gospel was the vital key of his ministry, the message he preached; if received, it causes us to stand; it held...
“But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” – 1 Corinthians 12:7 If you have a car, it would be fair...
“… Run in such a way that you may win.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24 Our society is more passive and resigned than we know. Fathers are often...
“Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread...
The Bible gives marks of an apostle that are stunningly different than we might expect for such giants of the faith. Rather than praise...
“…not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.” (1 Corinthians 1:17) Most Christians agree that our...
“Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?” – Song of Songs 8:5 There is great purpose in the wilderness periods...
We are baffled and stunned when a follower of Jesus proves to be far from His heart. It happens from the pew as well as from the pulpit....
We should always beware of the lie that God turns a blind eye to our sins even while we are continuing in them. We will reap what we sow....
“I must arise now… I must seek him whom my soul loves.” – Song of Songs 3:2 When our souls first come to love Jesus, we can hardly...
The secret of the Christian life is the secret place. Jesus taught us, “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut...
“Draw me after you and let us run together!” (Song of Songs 1:4) Until we see Jesus as He really is, we mistakenly think that God wants...
Some believers and nonbelievers alike imagine, in a sort of hypothetical idealism, that if faith in Jesus Christ is the only true...
Unselfish Godliness (1 Timothy 6) Perhaps you have heard godly instruction, like “Forgive anyone who offends you,” followed by a selfish...
What does it mean to be the church of the Living God? The One who lives in and works through us is alive, active, all-powerful, involved....
Consider the Outcome (1 Timothy 1) “Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from...
Jesus is the key to everything. The Old Testament is properly understood by the words and revelation of Jesus Christ. This may unsettle...
The life of the Holy Spirit has been given to us, and we should treat Him as a precious life, not an impersonal force. He is a living...