Jesus takes a meager portion measured to feed a boy and blesses it to satisfy the multitude of thousands. Surely if a Christ-follower is to learn anything about serving from this miracle it is this, that a lack of natural resource never means lack of supernatural provision for ministry. ...
22-0821: Jesus is worthy of a Christ-follower’s life fully given to spread His fame by faithfulness. Matthew 14 brings John the Baptist’s ministry to completion by telling how he was imprisoned and martyred by Herod. And in this way Matthew honors John for his life of faithfulness to introduce and point people to the...
"Familiarity from what was visible blinded them to the revelation of the divine. Unbelief always values what is seen over the unseen, what is known over revealed, what is explainable over incomprehensible, and what is controllable over what seems inconceivable. Their response was rooted in the fact that they didn’t believe God, and they...
22-0508: God leads us through repentance that we might walk in right relationship with Him and bear a faithful witness in the world. Ezra 10 continues the story of the exiles under conviction for intermarriage. the conviction spreads through all the people and they gather around to learn what to do. Ezra meets with...
Conviction is one of the first and most important lessons for a Christian to learn, and is essential for real, Gospel transformation to occur. It allows you to feel the weight of God’s judgment w/o the punishment of it. God grows godly character in his people through conviction, by leading us back to Him...
Pursuing God is a journey of one’s whole life! This was not just a trip for these families nor only a new place to live, but a movement of life, a whole way of living. When we build our life centered on Jesus Christ and His Word, everything becomes about Him. Faithfulness may appear...
22-0417: Jesus is Lord, the Christ of God who rose from the grave to resurrect to eternal life all who believe in Him. Jesus’ resurrection was unlike anything before or since because He was unique and distinct. It is the one event that harmonizes all other facts of Jesus’ history and therefore culminates the...
Ezra committed his life to the study of God’s law, to obey it and teach it to the people. God used Ezra to center His people’s lives on His Word, so that He would be most important to them....
The God of the Bible is a powerful God who is mighty to save His people; the Lord of all creation who works all things for His people in accordance with His will....
22-0327: Christ-followers obey and serve God’s mission by His authority to accomplish His purpose for His glory in the world. Once the exiles return to work, the opposition questions them as to who has authorized them to do this. The Israelite’s answer reveals that they are living under God’s authority, and their hearts and...