Israel thought themselves to be good and religious; God shows them that they were neither. Their rituals were just people going through the motions. God called them to heart change, to true repentance. And those who did would experience something that mere religion never promised: true fellowship with God’s Redeemer! Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSveQvIs7SPHWB4UcmSUQ

As Paul continues in matters of church order, he addresses the issue of local church leadership. For all the characteristics listed, it can be summed up in two words: spiritual maturity. Biblically qualified leaders in a local church are spiritual mature Christians – men, who by their lives, point people to Jesus. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: […]

What we find in Chapters 56-57 is the offer of grace given to the unexpected, while a word of condemnation is given to Israel. God offers grace to the undeserving…and that is a message that is at the core of the gospel. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSveQvIs7SPHWB4UcmSUQ

When Christians come together congregationally to worship, what are we to do? How are we to act? To answer that question, all we need do is look at the two groups of people that show up congregationally as the church: men and women. God has a specific design for each, and as long as we […]

There is an invitation that has gone out to all the world yet is sadly often ignored: the invitation of God to the world to be saved. It is the best news, something that ought not be ignored by the people. It is a wonderful invitation to which they should respond. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSveQvIs7SPHWB4UcmSUQ

What does God want? The Bible is explicit on the question. God wants people to be saved. He wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSveQvIs7SPHWB4UcmSUQ

Because of our sin, we require redemption as our sin incurs guilt before God, deserving His wrath. It isn’t a price we can pay, but thankfully, it is a price that Jesus has already paid. As the Messiah, as the Suffering Servant, He has purchased our redemption through the payment of His own life. Apple: […]

In these few verses, Paul told Timothy of the war he was to wage, while warning him of the potential of wreckage along the way. Timothy was to commit himself to fighting for the gospel within the church. Now wasn’t the time to back down; it was time to stand his ground. He needed to […]

Having introduced this Messianic Servant, the prophecies of Isaiah start to hone in on Him in more detail starting in Chapter 50. God has always had a plan for His Servant to work among His people. That plan is wonderful and there is no question that it will be done. We can trust Him for […]

Paul is a prime example of a sinner saved by the grace of God. People look at what kind of a person Paul was before meeting Jesus, and are astonished shaking their heads and saying, “If God can save him, surely He can save me too.” Perhaps that is exactly why Jesus saved Paul the […]