Brief messages on biblical truths concerning various subjects. Christ centered, God focused teaching covering a wide variety of important truths are presented in an engaging and edifying manner to help believers mature in the knowledge and practice of their faith.
The life of the Christian in this world is often pictured as spiritual warfare. We are exhorted to fight the good fight of faith and to put on the full armor of God so that we can stand…
After Jesus told the story of the Sower or farmer who scattered seed to the crowd His disciples asked him for the meaning of the story. Luke introduced the context in chapter 8 with the…
Jesus of Nazareth was and is a master teacher. One of his most effective ways of teaching was the use of parables. Possibly the most famous of them is known as the Parable of the Sower.…
There is a real personal being of supreme evil known by the titles Devil or Satan. We must be aware of him butChristians are not to live in fear of him. He is a defeated foe because of…
In his letter to the Galatians Paul defends the gospel of God's grace. He had become a Christian only by the sovereign intervention of God in his grace given in the Lord Jesus Messiah. …
Paul writes his letter to the churches in Galatia in defense of the pure gospel he had preached among them. His opening words ,however, are full of good news from God. Before he begins …
On the eighth day after his birth from Mary in Bethlehem Jesus received his name at the time of his circumcision. This name had been chosen by God and conveyed, first to Mary, and later…
There is One who hears our every word, our conversations with one another. Our words betray our attitudes, our thoughts. God regards with great seriousness what we say about him. The w…
John's account of the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth is unique in the gospel narratives. It is the last one produced and as an eyewitness to Jesus teachings and actions he selects 7 sig…
Although we do not know the day of the year in which was born of Mary we do know what happened on the eighth day of his life. In fact two very significant things transpired. First he wa…
How do you begin to tell the narrative of Jesus of Nazareth son of Mary in the days of his ministry? There are four gospel narrative accounts and Luke is one of them. He begins with the…
Perhaps at no other time of year is good Biblical theology sung as it is during the Christmas season. There is much fluff in some Christmas songs that has little to do with Jesus and th…
One of my favorite hymns is "I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art" or modern English I Greet You Who Are My Sure Redeemer. In this episode we read and explore the meaning of the text.…
How do you begin to tell the story, the narrative of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Mary and Messiah. We have four written narratives in the New Testament. Two are written by direct apos…
Gift giving is often an activity of the Christmas season. But it can be very superficial and phony. How do we assess our giving? We ask hard questions of ourselves and give honest respo…
When Jesus was born from Mary she first placed him in a manger for his first bed. This was open box to hold feed for livestock not the usual baby bed! This became the sign that the ange…
Jesus had a family tree. In fact his family line is very important. This sermon looks at the genealogy of Jesus as given by Matthew and then by Luke and its importance and application. …
Do you believe in the virgin birth? Many don't. It is unbelievable to them. In fact the first doubter of the virgin conception was the pledged husband of Mary! Matthew relates Joseph's …
Christmas is the season in which the birth of Jesus is remembered and celebrated and it seems to begin earlier every year. The focus on a baby seems to lend itself to too much commercia…
Christians face spiritual conflicts but God has made provision for both our defense and our victory. He provides us with full armor. Paul describes this armor in Ephesians 6. John Bunya…