The Christian walk is synonymous with innocent suffering and pain, through which Christ our Lord suffered and died. He left us all an example of how to follow him in this. A Christian’s call to this behavior goes against the grain of his human tendencies: to suffer unjust treatment without retaliation, trusting only that God would be the judge of things ultimately. Jesus lived the sacrificial life to which he calls all his believers. It is a life that leads to the cross, and he has modeled how to live this sacrificial life for us. When we suffer unjustly, we share in a tiny portion of what happened to him. When we are mistreated, we are to turn the other check, bless those who curse us, and return good for evil. We are not to retaliate, not to threaten, not to get even. Jesus showed us how to live, and he showed us how to die. This response is a miracle in itself and is under girded and made possible only by the gift of grace from God.
Text: 1 Peter 2:21-25After a six-week break, we are returning to our study of I Peter. I want to begin by reminding you […]
Text: 1 Peter 1:17-21“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, […]
Text: Psalm 37:23-24“But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of […]
Text: I Corinthians 2:10-13What sort of people does God look for when he gets ready to populate heaven? If heaven has an admissions […]
Text: I Corinthians 1:26-31Almost five years ago we started sending free copies of my books to prisoners across America. Through a partnership with […]
Text: II Timothy 2:14-26“We have no time to hate, no time to condemn, no time to live in bitterness. We need the help of God to do a supernatural work in our hearts.”
Text: Matthew 7:1-5This is the final sermon in the series, Praying with Paul. We started on the first Sunday of January and […]
Text: Romans 15:30-33Nothing is too small to bring to God’s attention. If it matters to you, it matters to him.
Text: I Thessalonians 3:10-13Pray boldly for spiritual strength, teaches Paul. God is faithful and we can trust Him. He is more than able to do even more than we ask.. Through prayer, we are filled with the Holy Spirit and grow spiritually, understanding the height, breadth, length and depth of Christ’s love for us.
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21