Our Faithful God
“He who calls you is faithful.” (1 Thess. 5:24, NKJV) Paul began his letter to the Thessalonians by extending grace and peace to them in the name of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. 1:1). He wanted to lift their eyes to their God and the One to whose kingdom they […]
To Fulfill All Righteousness
Matthew 3: Kingdom Trailblazer (5) 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 I is your God?” Sing […]
Stay the Course
Economic Growth (7) …whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end…For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end… Hebrews 3.6, 14 A life-long commitmentWhatever else we have been called to do in life, […]
The First Christians
My sense is that men throughout the Roman world of Paul’s day heard his call to prayer, received it gladly, and entered on it with diligence and joy. The results for generations following Paul speak for themselves. Our excerpt from If Men Will Pray is found on pages 13 and 14: “[T]he first Christians turned their world […]
A Little Humbling
Acts 21:27–36 (ESV) When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he […]