The day of the Lord will be a day of deliverance for the saints and a day of judgment for the unbelieving world. The believer's hopeful destiny rests in the substitutionary work of Jesus Christ. The believer is to exercise faith and love, coupled with hope derived from the saving work of Christ.

Christians have a great and sure hope of being caught-up in the sky with Christ and the generations of believers who have passed away or "fallen asleep." A theology of the body helps us to appreciate the resurrection of God's children.

In the early days of the Church, many misunderstood the condition of those believers who died before the return of Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4 explains the hope we have in Christ for those who have "fallen asleep" and the encouragement that allows us to rest and rejoice without despairing sorrow.

In 1 Thes. 4:9ff Paul discusses how to bring pleasure to God by how we interact socially within the church, outside with other Christians and with the watching world. Paul explains that we are to aspire to love more, live properly by leading quiet lives and tending to our own affairs and work diligently.

Paul's words of devotion to Christ and the cause of the Church are outlined in this statement - To live is Christ and to die is gain. Mike Miosi, director of Spread of Grace Ministries explains the implications of Phil. 1:21 for the church today.

Joshua was to lead God's people to conquer Jericho in the most absurd way. The story of Israel's entry into the Promised Land tells us that True Faith recognizes God's voice and is obedient. The conquest of Jericho requires the annihilation of all its citizens which is quite different than Islam's jihad.

1 Thessalonians 4 gives the Christian God's expectations of sexual purity and vv. 5-8 gives us five motivators for living a sexually pure life.

Paul identifies and repeats instruction on living a life that is pleasing to God beginning with sexual immorality. His instruction to Christians is that holiness and honor needs to be the goal of the Christian so that his life will be attractive to God.

Based on the devotional Everyday Gospel, Revelation 12 describes a pivotal moment in human history and details prophetically the Christmas story's initiation of Satan's defeat while underscoring the great generosity of God.

The heart of Christmas begins with seeing Jesus Christ in all of biblical history. The Bible is the redemptive biography of Jesus Christ. Based on the devotional "Everyday Christmas", this message speaks of the purpose of the manger and the glory of Christ often overlooked at the manger.