Here We Must Not Fail!
The Shepherd’s Example (7)Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart… 1 Peter 1.22 A shepherd has three tools for his work: prayer, the Word of God, and his personal example. Compromise on any of these and […]
A Rightside-Up World
Kingdom Currency (1) “‘Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid—consider it: Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this […]
Saints? Us?
Ephesians 1.1-6 (1) Pray Psalm 42.1-3.As the deer pants for the water brooks,So pants my soul for You, O God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.When shall I come and appear before God?My tears have been my food day and night,While they continually say to me,“Where is your God?” Sing Psalm 42.1-3(Nettleton: Come Thou Fount)As the deer […]
Just How Great?
Our readings in this series are from the book, Such a Great Salvation. Here is a brief excerpt from pages 7 and 8: “Most Christians would say that the salvation they have in Jesus Christ is great. They’re glad to have it. It gives them hope, assurance, peace, and an overall sense of wellbeing. They wouldn’t trade it for […]
A Valid Confession
Luke 23:39–43 (ESV) One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of […]