The City of Our God
Based on Psalm 48 Opening Scripture Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within her citadels God has made himself known as […]
The Kingdom Turn
It’s possible that many Christians don’t quite understand what it means to be citizens of the Kingdom of God. We need to make sure that we do. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is from pages 22 and 23: “To make the Kingdom turn is thus to enter an entirely new path in life, a path that […]
Righteousness Within
Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount (15) 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 […]
Agent of Change
Christ’s Vision for the Church (6) “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5.13-16 Epicenters of transformationAs the temple, nation, and servants of the Lord Jesus, churches and their members […]
Sacrifice
Acts 27:1–8 (ESV) And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied […]