Nehemiah 2: Preparing for God’s Response
If you are going through a season of waiting, do not just wait for God’s response to your prayers. Rather, prepare for God’s response in faith. Nehemiah 2: “In the […]
If you are going through a season of waiting, do not just wait for God’s response to your prayers. Rather, prepare for God’s response in faith. Nehemiah 2: “In the […]
Holy discontent does not see how big or impossible the problem is. Holy discontent sees who has the power to solve the problem. Nehemiah 1:1-11: “The words of Nehemiah the […]
God again reminds the Israelites to fear God to escape judgment because the key to salvation is fearing the judge, not the judgment. Malachi 4:1-6: “For behold, the day is […]
Serving God is in your Christian DNA. For this you were created. The question is not whether you will serve or not, the question is who you will serve: God […]
In Christianity, tithing moves from a transactional requirement to a transformational life that results in a generous heart. Malachi 3:7-12: From the days of your fathers you have turned aside […]
Whatever situation you are in, no matter how unfair it seems, don’t ask where the God of justice is. Do justice. Malachi 2:17-3:6: You have wearied the Lord with your […]
When God’s covenant is honored by spouses, the marriage covenant is honored which results in God’s blessings to build faithful families. Malachi 2:10-16: “Have we not all one Father? Has […]
As a priesthood of believers, we are all responsible for guarding the knowledge of God. Here are some warnings if we don’t. Malachi 2:1-9: “And now, O priests, this command […]
Giving God anything less than the very best is worthless because it is out of convenience, which God rejects.
Even when we question God’s love, we remain the object of His persistent love because he never changes. Malachi 1:1-5: The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel […]
Easter people are made into new creations through crucifixion, even if are living in Good Friday darkness. Galatians 6:11-18: See with what large letters I am writing to you with […]
Christ finished the work of saving sinners who were otherwise destined for hell and everlasting pain and separation from God. What do you do when you finish a task? In our […]
As a family of faith, it is our personal responsibility in mutual accountability to do good to each other Galatians 6:6-10: Let the one who is taught the word share […]
Galatians 6:1-5 shows a three-fold care system for the church that comes from restoring self-worth in Jesus. Galatians 6:1-5: Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are […]
As God’s children, as we grow, we are expected to walk in the Spirit to fight the battle between the flesh and the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-26: But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and […]
Only by walking by the Spirit can we win the battle against the works of our flesh. Galatians 5:16-21: But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not […]
Obeying the truth is believing His gospel of grace that we are saved not by any of our own works but by faith alone, Christ alone, and grace alone. Galatians […]
In any form, freedom has to be guarded; it must be protected. Christian freedom is no different. Galatians 5:1-6: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit […]
To reach the God of the Bible, there is only one way through faith in Christ and grace alone. Galatians 4:12-20: Tell me, you who desire to be under the […]
All Christians are called to live a missional life so that others can experience personal, authentic relationships and come to Christ. Galatians 4:12-20: Brothers, I entreat you, become as I […]
We struggle to live life in freedom under grace because our natural inclination is to do works to try to earn God’s favor.
Galatians 3:23-29: 23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we […]
Christ is not just another guru or prophet to direct us to a new and improved method of being good enough for God.
Galatians 3:15-22: Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place […]
Galatians 3:15-22: To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were […]
Christ, the promise, redeemed us from the curses of the law to secure our salvation by making peace between God and man through His blood on the cross. Galatians 3:10-14: […]
Paul shows God’s unbreakable promise to Abraham and how through him all nations would be blessed. Galatians 3:6-9: Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as […]
God wants every believer to regularly experience the power of the Spirit to the fullest to remain in, grow in, and become more like Christ. Galatians 3:1-5: O foolish Galatians! […]
We will never become sinless as long as we live in these bodies, but, in Christ, we will learn to sin less as justified sinners through the process of justification […]