Culture, Kingdom, and Glory
Culture in the Kingdom Economy (6)You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom […]
The Lord’s Workers
“we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you” (1 Thess. 5:12, NKJV) In the American church today there exists a strain of virile independency. I’m not talking about autonomous rule by congregational church government. I’m referring to the rejection of our Lord’s design for the visible church. Professing Christians insist that they […]
Be Strong!
Ephesians 6.1-12 (5)Pray Psalm 46.1-3.God is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling.Selah Sing Psalm 46.1-3.(St. Chrysostom: We Have Not Know Thee As We Ought )God is […]
Joy Lived!
Joy is not just some hyped-up feeling that tickles your innards for a while, and then it’s gone. Joy is a lifestyle, and Christians strive to grow increasingly into that lifestyle, for this is the lifestyle which is ours who have believed the Gospel of the Kingdom. We conclude our readings in The Gospel of the Kingdom with an […]
Chosen for Salvation
Be alert to the moral and spiritual issues which arise in times of persecution and temptation to abandon faith in the Lord and his coming.
Annoying or Exciting?
Acts 16:6–10 (ESV) And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went […]