The Bible is easily one of the highest selling books of all time. The Guinness Book of World Records estimates that over 5 billion copies of the Bible have been printed. It has been translated into over 700 languages. But why? What it is about this book that is so powerful?

God has chosen us to be conformed to the image of Jesus (Rom. 8:29), but that kind of transformation doesn’t happen by accident, nor simply by following a random set of religious rules.

The phrase “Grow Up!” has become something of a put-down in our culture today, but what is interesting to note is that growing up is exactly what Paul expected Christians to do!

In our materialistic world, it is easy to let our possessions rule our lives.

For many, following Jesus is a “sometimes” thing.

What does it mean to be “all in” when it comes to our faith in Jesus? In Paul’s letter to the church in Rome he gives us a dramatic picture! In view of all that God has done for us, including giving his own life on the cross, we are to offer ourselves as “living sacrifices.”

The final vision of Ezekiel is a beautiful one. Just as God’s glory came to His people in exile, so His glory will one day return to the Temple, but not just a single building, but all of creation.

In Ezekiel 37, God gives him a vision that begins with destruction and ends with resurrection. He shows Ezekiel a valley of death, a place where bodies lay unburied and bones dried out. He asks Ezekiel, “Can these dry bones live?”