The Work of Witness
Work Matters (6) Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9.37, 38 The work of evangelismThe apostle Paul referred to the task of evangelizing the lost as “work” (2 Tim. 4.5). Evangelism is the application of […]
Time and Past Time
Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times. Here is a brief excerpt from page 204: “When people can no longer stand to hear the Gospel’s challenges to their settled way of life, and they no longer have anything reasonable to say in defense of their worldview, they may express their hostility in […]
Routing the Devil
Ephesians: Introduction (3) Pray Psalm 8.1, 2.O LORD, our Lord,How excellent is Your name in all the earth,Who have set Your glory above the heavens!Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infantsYou have ordained strength,Because of Your enemies,That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.Sing Psalm 8.1, 2.(Aurelia: The Church’s One Foundation)O LORD our Lord how great is Your […]
Gospel Models
Luke 23:18–25 (ESV) But they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”—a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” A third time he […]