Hosea prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the days before the exile. The message, though, is one of urgency that God’s judgment is about to fall. God used Hosea’s marriage to a woman named Gomer as an analogy of God’s relationship with...

The very first thing that we learn about Josiah is that he was eight years old when he became king. As far as Israel’s history is concerned, Josiah is at the top of the list, especially in regards to his spiritual influence upon the kingdom. A few...

Be careful what you long for, you might just get it, and not like it.

We worry about so much. God is interested in two things really—our salvation and our sanctification—our continued growth in Him.

Where does a person find courage? Awaken to the challenge before us. Acceptance of God’s promise. Awareness of God’ presence. Alignment with God’s Word.

Celebrate what God has done, Create an atmosphere of dependence on God, Create a more orderly society, Communicate the holiness of God, Causes us to see our own need for Christ.

God promises us forgiveness and with that forgiveness, reconciliation back to God, and with that reconciliation comes the promise of eternal life.

The Fall shows us the constant central conflict of History. The Fall shows us the temporary and eternal consequences of that sin. The Fall shows us that where sin abounds, grace abounds. Here is the reason for the cross!

Genesis means “origin.” Indeed Genesis is a book about beginnings. The beginning of creation, sin, family life, civilization, and the nations are all captured in the opening pages of the Word of God. In addition and most importantly, the beginning...

The word “incarnation” is a theological term that means that God became man and entered human history. The importance of the incarnation is crucial to orthodox Christianity. The incarnation says to us that Jesus is both wholly God and wholly human...