In 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 7:1-6You can do “all things” if you rely on Jesus Christ. Not on your own strength, not on your own power, not on your own wisdom, and not on your own ability to figure things out. But if you will say, “Lord Jesus, this year I’m relying on you,” you can do all things through Christ.
Text: Philippians 4:13You might call this text “The forgotten chapter of the Christmas story.” It is a genealogy—a list of names, most […]
Text: Matthew 1:1-16Our 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 34-37I find myself in a peculiar position this morning. No matter what I say, or how carefully I say it, […]
Text: Genesis 1-3A long journey, a hard pillow, a guilty conscience, a heavy heart. These are the things that make men dream. […]
Text: Genesis 28Although it is not a new word, most of us never heard the term “dysfunctional” until a few years ago. […]
Text: Genesis 27There are many different ways to study the Bible. You can, for instance, study it analytically, taking each verse and […]
Text: Genesis 25:19-26