We have all we need and then some. And a never-ending banquet spread by our heavenly Father in the kingdom. We have the best of both worlds. We are forgotten, yet we reign. We are despised yet blessed. We are reviled yet defended by God. As Christians we have nothing yet possess everything. And the best is yet to come. Do you want to go to heaven? You can, but you must enter through the door marked “meek only.” Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Text: Matthew 5:5The Virgin Birth was never meant to stand alone. It is not a random truth plucked from thin air. God never says, “Pick and choose what you want to believe.” The story of Jesus is a seamless garment woven by the Holy Spirit. Take out his miraculous birth and you have ripped the whole garment to shreds.
Text: Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23This is the first promise given after the Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. It is also the first gospel sermon ever preached on the face of the earth. Theologians call it the protoevangelium–or first gospel. These words spoken by God contain the first promise of redemption in the Bible. Everything else in the Bible flows from these words in Genesis 3:15. As the acorn contains the mighty oak, so these words contain the entire plan of salvation.
Text: Genesis 3:15If the Son of God could rise above anger and hatred, if he could find a way to forgive his enemies, then so can we.
Text: Proverbs 16:32We ought to be people of unquestioned integrity. We ought to be people of honesty, truthfulness, dependability, people of truly pure motives. That means telling the truth even when it hurts. That means keeping your promises when you’d rather not. That means confronting problems when it would be easier to walk away. That means forgiving others when you’d rather hold a grudge.
Text: VariousWhenever dreams, visions and supernatural signs are discussed, three questions immediately come to mind. Number one, are such things really […]
Text: Numbers 12:6-8We Christians disagree a lot, sometimes about the craziest things. I don’t know if you know it or not, but […]
Text: Acts 15:36-41Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—look, I will place a […]
Text: Judges 6Nothing is more important in the life of the children of God than becoming fully persuaded that God does indeed […]
Text: Genesis 24All summer long we’ve been climbing. We’ve been talking about what it would finally be like when we reached the […]
Text: Romans 8:38-39