We begin with the words of Robert Cook: “There is no substitute for character. You can buy brains, but you […]
Text: I Timothy 3; Titus 1In your marriage and in your Christian life, it’s not law but love that matters: The law says, “You must.” Love says, “I want to.” Before you come to Christ, you are on a continual performance standard, trying to do more in order to win God’s approval. But through Christ you discover that God loves you in spite of your failure.
Text: Romans 7:1-6Certain subjects are of perennial interest to thoughtful Christians. Whenever a pastor deals with one of those subjects, he knows […]
Text: Romans 6:8-14There are many reasons people give for not becoming a Christian. Most of those reasons are in the form of […]
Text: Romans 6:1-7God shouldn’t love us, but he does. This is the wonder of the ages.
Text: Romans 5:6-11You might call this text “The forgotten chapter of the Christmas story.” It is a genealogy—a list of names, most […]
Text: Matthew 1:1-16It had been a long, hard day on the road, and the two travelers were exhausted. It was a long […]
Text: Luke 2:1-7Our final study in the life of Jacob is different from all the rest. When we began, he was still […]
Text: Genesis 49:10; Luke 1:33“Fear not that your life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.” John […]
Text: Genesis 48-50For me the most poignant scene of the recent presidential campaign took place last Monday night in Houston where George […]
Text: Genesis 34-37