A young boy travelling by aeroplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a university professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper, and the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. “Young man,” said the professor, “if you can tell me something God can […]
If Melody told me, “Do not go into the kitchen”, my first reaction would be to say “Why?” If she answered, “I just mopped the floor.” That reason both informs me and motivates me. Read Gal 5:25. Transition In this verse, God tells us to walk in the Spirit. A careful look reveals three reasons […]
Someone has said, “When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window.” God had not yet opened the door for Abram and Sarai to have a son, and they chose to “climb through the window” to get a son their way. They missed God’s best in their lives. Transition So that […]
In Matthew 21:23-27, the religious leaders came to Jesus and asked Him by what authority He did His miracles and teaching and who gave Him that authority. Jesus agreed to answer them if they could first answer His question. He asked, “The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” He had […]
Concerns! We often have concerns. Your concern may be an upcoming exam at school, a leaking water pipe, an unusual noise in your car, a conflict at work, a wayward child, an unsafe situation, or a disease symptom. How does God want us to deal with concerns? Genesis 15 reveals that Abram had three major […]
Some people view God as a myth in which religious people find comfort. Many religious people believe in God, but only seek him in time of need. Often Christians have a head knowledge of who God is, but they live as if He is an imaginary friend. A person’s view of God has a huge […]
The chapter opens with the description of the first war mentioned in the Bible. Four kings from the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia (i.e., the area of Babylon) fought with cities in Canaan. They smote the Rephaims near Damascus, the Zuzims near the Dead Sea, the Emims near Jerusalem, and finally they came to Enmishphat south […]
The Pharisees and scribes murmured against Jesus because He ministered to sinners. “Lost sinners came to Jesus, not because He catered to them or compromised His message, but because He cared for them.” (W. Wiersbe) To address this murmuring, Jesus told three parables that picture salvation. The first was of a shepherd searching for a […]