Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—look, I will place a […]
Text: Judges 6In 1988 something new happened in the American political process. That year, for the first time in a long time, […]
Text: Exodus 13:21-22; Psalm 48:14If you’ve ever done any mountain climbing, you know that as you near the summit, you will often reach a […]
Text: Romans 8:31-37This is the passage that explains Romans 8:28. That verse is true because these verses are true. Without this passage, […]
Text: Romans 8:29-30This passage contains important news regarding our suffering. It is temporary, educational and ultimately beneficial. Knowing this won’t make our suffering go away, but it gives us a perspective that helps us to keep believing in the midst of hard times.
Text: Romans 8:18-27The whole question of the Spirit-filled life resolves itself into this: Are you keeping in contact with the Holy Spirit? Your job—your only real job as a Christian—is to stay in contact with the Spirit.
Text: Romans 8:5-17Do you have a favorite chapter of the Bible? That is, do you have a chapter that is so special […]
Text: Romans 8:1-4I would like to begin with three observations about this famous text. Observation number one is this: Romans 7 is […]
Text: Romans 7:14-25“Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from […]
Text: Acts 16:6-10In 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 7:1-6