This is the first part in a series on the life of the apostle Paul. First off, using the term, “the apostle Paul” may conjure up images of some holy man, spiritual mystic, saintly statue or iconoclastic portrait, but in the original language of the New Testament (Greek), the term apostle really means “one who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s probably a verse you have come to know over the course of your Christian life. We quote it around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and use it to remind parents of their responsibility to raise godly children; it does not happen just because we take our kids to church. Train a child in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Paul had grown up in the home of a Pharisee, under strict adherence to the Law of Moses. The term Pharisee once represented genuine piety and deep devotion to God. We can assume that all followers of God would have a similar devotion for God. Look around at the Christians you know. How would you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an outline of the notes that I used to teach my Wednesday evening class on the sayings and the life of Jesus. Feel free to join us at 6:00pm. The heart of it all today is the fact that at age 12 Jesus becomes aware of His calling to be concerned with “His […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an outline of the notes that I used to teach my Wednesday evening class on the sayings and the life of Jesus. Feel free to join us at 6:00pm. The heart of it all today is the fact that at age 12 Jesus becomes aware of His calling to be concerned with “His […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an outline of the notes that I used to teach my Wednesday evening class of the sayings and the life of Jesus. Feel free to join us on Wednesday at 6:00pm. The heart of it all today: the fact that Jesus calls twelve disciples to follow Him, out of a larger group of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John the Baptist came preaching about a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, and he did not win many friends among the Pharisees (Mark 1:4, 5, Luke 3:7-8). Luke 7:30 tells us that the Pharisees rejected God’s purpose for themselves; now that’s taking your destiny into your own hands. They were hard-hearted and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is clear that Christianity had a message for the whole world, and unless the message was delivered, the church would fail in her God-given duty. A big problem was that the world hated the Jews and the Jews hated the world. Clearly, one thing was necessary, a man who could somehow form a bridge […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Paul’s unique privilege was to be the apostle to the Gentiles, and he was certain about his calling: The calling to be an apostle to the Greeks: But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The basis for all Jewish religious ritual was the recitation of the Shema. “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! (Deuteronomy 6:4). Paul preaches the same: Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." (Acts 20:24)
"The biggest deterrent to growth in most churches is lack of confidence in God's supernatural power to grow His church. We are obsessed with our own responsibility to find resources for growth. When our natural resources seem limited, our vision shrinks and we accept mediocrity. We can't grow the church, but God can! We don't have the resources, but He does! "
(Ken Hemphill, Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur)
Worldliness is not the trap that most endangers us as Christian workers; nor is it sin. The trap we fall into is extravagantly desiring spiritual success; that is, success measured by, and patterned after, the form set by this religious age in which we now live (Luke 10:20). Never seek after anything other than the approval of God, and always be willing to go “outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.” (Hebrews 13:12-14)
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for April 24
You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13)
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