Paul longs for the sanctifying process to progress further in his Christian followers affecting the whole of the Christians being. What Paul prays for is also what the gospel assures us of, for, to become a Christian, is to belong to Jesus and to be...

Following the journey of a peculiar group of seeker, we wee God's sovereignty on display and His heart of compassion and pursuit for all people. The wise men pursued Him. The religious leaders ignored Him. Herod opposed Him. What will your...

As the Apostle Paul draws this letter to a close, he strings together a whole series of practical directives that all Christians need to hear. These are the things that are God’s will for us in Christ as he keeps us in Christ. | Outline | [I] Be...

Pastoring is the art and skill of ministering to others. To lookout for the wellbeing of others. To lovingly, get the attention of someone, if you’re concerned that they’re going astray. The surprising lesson that we receive toward the end of this...

This world can be a tough and unfriendly place which is why we need to encourage each other about the promise of Jesus’s return for us. On the Day of the Lord, the evil that breaks our hearts is going away and the injustice that you’ve known will be...

We grow up as Christians as we become more childlike in our trust. And as God grows us up in this way we become less fretful, demanding, impatient and infantile. We become quieter in our minds and in our longings because we’re believing that we’re...

Christians grieve while still living hopeful of the future regathering of believes, at the resurrection. In the light of Jesus’s own death and resurrection, death is now the beginning of a new and better chapter to life. Unlike almost any other life...

The teaching that we find in these verses centers on making it our aim to please God with our lives. The concern isn’t so much about our behavior being good, but rather, that we would be godly. The indication of our God pleasing living will be...

Jesus has given us the Lord’s Supper as a practice to keep, in order that we might hear the gospel with our ears and then see it pass before our eyes. This is my body, this is my blood, symbols of humanity and divinity that point to salvation in...