The epic tale of Exodus is interrupted to give us, of all things, a genealogy. A family tree. A long list of funny names that we hardly recognize. Yet while it would seem an intrusion to us, it serves a great purpose. When you come across a genealogy...

Message from Ajay Thomas on April 24, 2011

So what's going to have to happen to get all the slaves out of Egypt? Let's see. Raise a deliverer. Check. Call him through a burning bush. Check. Give him an incredible revelation of who God is. Check. Convince everybody to get on board with...

What is God like? This is perhaps the most important question a human being will ever ask. Were it not for God revealing Himself, we would have no idea who He is or what He was like. But God can be known because God has revealed Himself. In Exodus 3,...

The recipe for a great story has always been the same. The key ingredients are a terrifying villain, an impossible problem, and a savior. You paint a picture where hope is all but gone and death is certain and sure, and when it seems as if all is...

After seeing that slavery did not stop the multiplication of the Hebrews, the Pharaoh of Egypt orders the slaughter of Hebrew babies. From the beginning, slavery leading to death has been the tactic of the enemy of God. It is the work that the...

The Bible is not a textbook. If you want to know what faith means, there is no glossary in the back with a definition. Instead, the Scriptures point you to Abraham that you might learn what it looks like to have faith. When the Scriptures want to...

How are we to relate to those whom God has called to lead the church, specifically as pastors? Today we consider that God has entrusted authority to pastors to lead Jesus' church. They are not to abdicate or abuse this authority, but to use it to...

The life of a Christian is marked by continual, ongoing repentance and faith. We turn from sin and turn to Christ everyday. But what happens when we don't? What happens when someone who professes to be a Christian fails to repent? What happens when...

Scholars point to Christianity as the first among all major religions and world-views to hold singleness as a viable and valid way of life. Why is this? Whereas every world view saw marriage and family as the acceptable and blessed life, why did...