One of the basic rules of Biblical interpretation is to understand what the text meant to the original recipient. Only when we have understood the original message to the original audience can we struggle with the application for our lives today...

As John begins the Revelation of Jesus Christ, he first addressed seven churches in the region of Asia-Minor. These were seven historical churches of the latter part of the first century. Jesus’ observations about these churches are representative...

How do we give our kids a chance to succeed? Using Moses’ mother, Jochebed (We learn her name in Exodus 6:20). As our example, we learn several key principles in giving our kids the chance to succeed or “God’s Strategy for Reaching the Next Generation.”

There is a part of me that absolutely detests preaching on Satan. I don’t want to give the Devil more of a platform than he deserves. I want to preach on the victory that we have through Jesus Christ. Yet, we must be aware of the strategies of...

When life comes to an end, there is great hope in knowing what God has planned for us in death. That seems to be the issue for the Thessalonians. The passage before us today has a very specific context. The issue comes up rather suddenly in the...

Last week we began looking at this idea that we are calling Spiritual DNA: An Examination of the Church. Our guiding text is 1 Thessalonians 1:3 which tells us that God gave thanks for this church which exhibited a faith that works, a love that...

Today, we want to highlight a church with a faith that works. Here’s the point. Sooner or later, we all have to face this question: “Will our faith work?” That is, faith is not really on display when everything is easy; faith is on display when...

We are in a series entitled Just Like Jesus. The idea is that in certain specific events in the last week of Jesus’ life we might learn to live like Him in similar episodes of our lives. Thus far, we have examined the topic of living like Jesus in...

A Commentary on the Lords Supper

We are in a series entitled Just Like Jesus. The idea is that in certain specific events in the last week of Jesus’ life we might learn to live like Him in similar episodes of our lives. Last week, we examined the topic of living like Jesus in our...