Commissioned by the Resurrected King (Acts 1:1-14)
The risen Jesus installed his disciples as witnesses of his Kingdom, as seen through his word and work, in order to send them to the very ends of the earth. In our own day, the risen Jesus continues to install all disciples as witnesses of his Kingdom, sent to the very ends of the earth. All…
The Prosperity of the King (Genesis 49:1-28)
Since that is the case, the descendants of the brothers, who align with the descendants, and ultimately, the descendant of Judah, experience this prosperity associated with this ruler. Of course, we see the prosperity in Israel under David and Solomon. But ultimately, we experience this prosperity only in the ultimate ruler, the king of Kings that John refers to as the…
Faithfulness in Divergent Circumstances (Genesis 46-47)
…God proved faithful to his word. He dwelt with his people. He attended to them. He provided for them, even as their circumstances changed, and diverged from the expected. The promise of God’s presence, which coincides with his provision, gives us confidence for living. If we believe that God…
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Meeting Our Trials with the Joy of God (James 1:1-12)
James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Tribulation apparently drove these…
Building Your Life Upon the Rock (Matthew 7:13-29)
Jesus Christ is the only sure foundation for life. And those who enter by the narrow gate build their life upon that rock. And building one’s life upon Jesus Christ means nothing less than acting in obedience to his word. Matthew 7:24-25 Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them…
All Things Through Christ (Philippians 4:8-13)
Doing the Christian life means more than merely putting off the anxieties that monopolize one’s thoughts, it means replacing adverse thoughts with the spiritually advantageous; consuming the true, consuming the honorable, consuming the just/righteous/good, consuming the pure, consuming the lovely,…
The Wise Among the Foolish (Matthew 25:1-13)
Matthew 25:1-13 ESV “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6…
The Peace That Passes Understanding (Philippians 4:1-7)
Herein lies the solution and the solution reveals the problem. Disquiet in soul, leading to contention with others and absence of rejoicing, which themselves indicate movement away from steadfastness in the LORD, quite often stems from taking troubles and anxieties upon oneself rather than…
Living Free in the Power of the Resurrection (Philippians 3:1-11)
Gordan Fee sums up this passage by saying, the Christian life “means to be finished with one’s religious past as having value before God or as a means of right relationship with God; it means to trust wholly in Christ as God’s means to righteousness. But such righteousness has as its ultimate aim…
