Many people look at God like they do a school principal. If they get called into the office, they know they are in trouble. David does a good job of explaining the process of when God deals with us. His anger is for a moment, but joy comes in the morning.
Compromise and corruption are not new problems. Long before the modern church existed, Jesus addressed these very issues in His letters to seven churches in the book of Revelation. Two of those churches, Pergamum and Thyatira, offer a striking before-and-after picture of what happens when compromise is allowed to take root and grow unchecked.
What does it look like to hold onto hope when life is hard? The Church of Smyrna in Revelation 2 gives us one of the most powerful pictures of faith under pressure in all of Scripture. Jesus had no complaints against this church. They were suffering too much to stray. Here is what their story teaches us about real, biblical hope.
https://youtube.com/live/vCq_3hh_oqM What Happens When Christians Drift Away from Jesus It is easy to stay busy doing good things while slowly losing the most important thing: a genuine, growing love for…
What is the Purpose of Being a Disciple? What is the purpose of being a disciple? For the last few weeks, I have been writing about what it means to…
https://www.youtube.com/live/soc3eCszdfk?si=VJY8RGAuuE4z5kMX A Vision of Jesus in His Heavenly Glory When we think of Jesus, many of us picture the gentle teacher walking the dusty roads of Galilee. But the book…
Discipleship is Vital to Church Health Last week I wrote to you about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. I told you that Jesus set the…
https://www.youtube.com/live/GwOP1fcy7_E?si=sX4ioF2c2S67fetc The book of Revelation stands unique among all biblical texts - it's neither a gospel account of Jesus' earthly life nor a letter addressing church issues. Instead, it's a…
https://youtube.com/live/uer0OYf8Uh4 Contending for the Faith: Standing Strong in Spiritual Warfare The book of Jude, written by Jesus' half-brother, delivers a powerful and urgent message to the church: we must actively…
https://www.youtube.com/live/Fq8AEzd99VY?si=NZYOan_m5sTTF8IC In a world that increasingly celebrates individualism while producing isolation and loneliness, the church offers something radically different. The apostle John, writing in his 90s as the last living…