When I consider my life as a Christian, all scripture has been important, but the Lord used a few passages in particular to effect significant change in my life. These verses are Romans 3:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; and John 17:3. Romans 3:20 says, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be […]
“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come before Him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” 1 Chronicles 16:29 Worship is a word which is never really defined in Scripture. It is a word we are familiar with, which we use regularly, even loosely, but whose […]
This straight talking but highly encouraging article needs to be pondered over, prayed through and then lived out. A number of biblical teachings have come to be known as New Testament church principles. A weekly remembrance of the Lord Jesus Christ, ministry by gifted brothers, leadership by a plurality of elders, distinctive roles for men […]
This introductory study of the OT offerings presents a good framework to help us in a deeper appreciation of the Lord and His mighty work. The book of Leviticus was the handbook of the Aaronic priest in OT times, giving instruction about how he should approach God with various physical offerings and describing their accompanying […]
If you’ve been discouraged from being involved in evangelism, maybe you’ve been trying to do someone else’s part. Try your own on for size. When the Lord Jesus told His followers to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all people, He gave no detailed directions as to means or method. I […]
Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see. C. S. Lewis We think of miracles as displays of raw power. And, of course, they are. But there’s another factor in the miraculous: miracles are […]
Lessons are more readily learned when they can be visualized. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a miracle must be worth many times more. The miracles of the Lord Jesus were not just designed to meet the need of the moment, but to also impart timeless truths. The Lord told stories in parable […]
Each gospel writer emphasizes the immediate nature of the cleansing. No period of convalescence here! So it is, too, when the sinner comes to the Saviour, the work of salvation is instant. The miracles and parables of the Lord Jesus often appear simple in the telling, but they are, without exception, profound in their teaching. […]
Bartimaeus is thought to mean “son of the unclean.” Was he being punished for his father’s sins? It was a popular notion. But God doesn’t hold a man responsible for being born blind. He is responsible, however, for staying blind when Jesus passes by. He was blind. And a beggar. He had no hope for […]