Nov 3, 2024
Two major subjects converge this Sunday, both with global significance and both governed by a sovereign God. The first is the impending presidential election and the second is the persecuted church around the world.
There are many clear Biblical texts that say that when a person gains a position of authority...
Oct 27, 2024
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 10:1-25
Is it really worth it to follow Jesus Christ? How does your faith in Jesus affect how you encourage other believers? Believers in the first century were being rejected by their families and even suffered the forfeiture of their property for the sake of following Jesus. Like us today,...
Oct 21, 2024
Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 16:13 - 17:6
Jehoshaphat was the 4th king in the kingdom of Judah. The summary description of his life is given as follows: "The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father and walked...
Oct 13, 2024
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 16:29-33
Ahab was the seventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel. Much like the first king of Israel, Jeroboam, the name of Ahab became notorious as a standard of wickedness. Subsequent kings in Israel … and even Jehoram, a king of Judah in the south … were compared to Ahab in terms...
Oct 7, 2024
There are several references in the gospels to the fact that Jesus spent time in prayer. Luke 5:16 indicates that as a regular course of action, Jesus slipped away from the crowds (which always seemed to be around) to pray.
The account of the feeding of the 5,000 recounts that the hours preceding the miracle was filled...