In my opinion, the deepest relationships a Christian can have, develop from working together for the cause of Christ. There are many things that draw people together from hobbies to sports to our children and so on. But the one eternal priority that should never change in our lives is the priority of living for […]
Today’s text starts out with a verse that is often misused by the cults to support the false notion that one must work to earn their salvation… “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear […]
Today’s text is one of the most powerful proof texts for the Deity of Christ. If you ever doubted that Jesus Christ was God, a careful reading of today’s text makes clear that Jesus is not only “The Son of God”. But He is also, “God the Son”. Let’s read it today in the New […]
What is the cost of Unity? What does it take for believers to actually sincerely get along and unite? It helps if they like each other. But it really helps if they love each other. In today’s text, the Apostle Paul plainly teaches us that love is the key to Christian unity. Pay close attention […]
Many learned men and women have pondered the great questions of life and have been unable to agree upon a definitive answer. What is the meaning of life? How do I discover my specific role in life? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Is there a God? Can I know God? What […]
Today we will look at a powerful reality of fulfilled prophecy from the prophet Daniel who predicted the history of the world over 600 years before Christ. We will study this prophecy in depth this morning. Today’s text can be deep and complicated. So as to break it down more simply let’s look at the […]
Perhaps the better way to word the above question is, “WHOare you living for?” It has been said that “you don’t really have something worth living for until you have something worth dying for”. The Apostle Paul definitely had both a reason to live and a cause to die for. Once more in today’s text, […]
The Philippian Christians were so very precious to the Apostle Paul since he was the one who first preached the Gospel to them and led them to Jesus. So, the Philippian Christians were Paul’s spiritual children and it showed in the loving way Paul addressed them. Unlike many of the Apostle’s other letters, this was […]
That’s what the noted commentator and Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe titled his commentary on Philippians, and for good reason. The following is an excerpt from his introduction to this book. – “Philippians is a letter saturated with joy. It provides one of the clearest pictures of the way Jesus practiced joy throughout His life (Phil. […]
The Bible teaches us that God’s ultimate goal for our lives is that we would become like Jesus. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come […]