The Vigour of Our Piety
The Shepherd’s Example (4)But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 1 Timothy 6.11 Acquiring the kind of example that refracts Jesus to the world doesn’t just happen. It requires hard work, as Paul elsewhere explains (Phil. 2.13). We have to work out the great salvation we […]
Strength for the Journey
Time for the Kingdom (6) Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.As they pass through the Valley of Baca,They make it a spring;The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength;Each one appears before God in Zion. Psalm 84.5-7 The journey of faithIn these last days, we are on a journey toward a better […]
Exalted in Glory
Jesus in the General Epistles (1) Pray Psalm 110.1, 2.The LORD said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion.Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Sing Psalm 110.1, 2.(Aurelia: The Church’s One Foundation“Sit by Me at My right hand,” the LORD says to my Lord,“until […]
Jesus’ View of the Times
Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times. Here is a brief excerpt from page 73: “Jesus sketched out the framework of history, so that we could understand the times, where history is headed, and how we should conduct ourselves. The parable of the wheat and the tares is one of Jesus’ most […]
Opportunity
Luke 21:37–22:6 (ESV) And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet. And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. […]