In these verses the Apostle Peter tells us how, as grace loving people, we can honor a difficult boss. We can submit to our earthly authorities and respect them by turning our eyes to the Lord Jesus. He’s the one who suffered unjustly but stayed the...

In this part of series on Being a Church we look more closely at our leadership. In the New Testament letters we see that the Lord Jesus who is the head, has appointed pastor-elders to love, lead and look after people of local churches. In this study...

In this Lord’s Supper sermon meditation, we are reminded about coming thoughtfully to the memorial meal. With the Spirit of God’s help, we will find ourselves displeased by the sin that remains in our lives, but at the same time desiring more and more...

What is success? Contemporary culture defines it in many, oftentimes materialistic, ways, but how does the Bible define success especially in the life of Joseph?

In this part of series on Being a Church we look more closely at our leadership. In the New Testament letters we see that the Lord Jesus who is the head, builder and ruler of the Church has appointed under-shepherds to love, lead and look after people...

In this third of our four-part series on Being a Church, we look more closely at our identity. There are a lot of metaphors in the New Testament that describe the identity of the Church; however, the predominant image is that we are the family of God...

In this first of our four-part series on Being a Church we look more closely at our mission. The Apostle Paul’s goals for the Colossian church are ours too as we’ve put it in our mission statement, to glorify God by helping people become committed...

Paul encouraged the Philippian Christians to grow in grace and maturity -- a process that takes place as God works in us through the means that He has provided. As believers pursue active obedience with reverence and awe toward our Savior, God's...

What a surprising twist in the plot that our narrator leaves us with! His final chapter doesn’t conclude with a chorus of “Hallelujah” sung in three-part harmony, instead, there is trembling, fear and running away. Throughout Mark’s gospel, this type...

As this chapter in Mark draws to a close we see that Jesus was crucified, died and buried. Before he breathed his last he cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” His question hung in the air, unanswered, at Golgotha but was soon...