An Invitation to Life
At the moment of his birth in Bethlehem, Jesus’ saving and reconciling ministry began. When the angels announced his birth to the shepherds outside of Bethlehem, Jesus’ call to abundant life was first given.
Learning Love
Loving God and our neighbors doesn’t come naturally to us. We have to learn it, and the place to begin learning love is the Word of God. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 151 and 152: “If you want to understand the Bible, you have to make love the aim of your quest. […]
Stand Fast
Hope for the Church (3) Watch, stand fast in the faith … 1 Corinthians 16.13 Interesting, but Christian?You could hardly say the Corinthians were standing fast in the faith at the time Paul wrote his first epistle to them. Undoubtedly, they all professed faith in Jesus. They surely sang whatever Christian songs were current at the time when they gathered […]
The Larger Plan
Matthew 12: The Lord and His Family (3) Pray Psalm 22.23-25.You who fear the LORD, praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;Nor has He hidden His face from Him;But when He cried to Him, He heard.My […]
Being, Not Doing
Hosea 6:1–6 (NKJV) “Come, and let us return to the LORD;For He has torn, but He will heal us;He has stricken, but He will bind us up.After two days He will revive us;On the third day He will raise us up,That we may live in His sight.Let us know,Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD.His going forth is established as […]