Galatians 2:20 states: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. This isn’t a one-time event, but a continual process of becoming more Christ-like…
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September 1, 2019
Luke 4:25-27 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were…
August 25, 2019
This summer, during our Wednesday evening Bible study, we have looked at several confrontations Jesus had with his opponents. In Matthew 22,we looked at two confrontations: the first with the Pharisees and Herodians over the issue of Roman taxation; and the second with the Sadducees over the resurrection. In both instances, Jesus silenced his critics and…
August 18, 2019
1 Timothy3:14-15 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. Timothy was sent to Ephesus by the apostle…
August 11, 2019
Exodus 5:6-7 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw. Archaeologists digging up settlements from ancient Egypt have found three kinds of sun-dried bricks – some…
August 4, 2019
Matthew 20:13-14 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own…
July 28, 2019
The Book of Daniel clearly contrasts the blessing of humility with the destruction of a prideful life. King Nebuchadnezzar refused to follow Daniel’s advice to humbly acknowledge the One, True God and submit to Him. Nebuchadnezzar was governed by his desires. Consequently, the king’s pride led to the loss of his kingdom and even his…
July 21, 2019
Romans 14:1 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. Disputable matters over which believers should not judge one another contrast with other matters (sexual immorality, greed, idolatry, slander, drunkenness, and swindling) that Paul, inspired by God, told the Corinthians should be grounds for judgment within the community of believers (1 Corinthians…
July 14, 2019
Two weeks ago we looked at what it takes to be a “DOER” of God’s Word. This Sunday we will look at one of the things we can do as God’s chosen people; express God’s grace to others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all…
July 7, 2019
Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. On the same day that the Pharisees and Herodians had failed to trap Jesus with a question on paying taxes, the Sadducees smugly stepped in to try and trip him up with a question concerning the resurrection….