This entry is part [part not set] of 4 in the series The BeatitudesBlessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. (Matthew 5:6, ESV) What do you hunger and thirst for? What do you desire? These questions come to mind as we consider the verse before us. There may be a multitude of responses to the questions that have just been brought forward. Perhaps you’re really looking forward to...
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The Gospel of JohnAn expository gospel message on John 1:1-5, taking up the deity of Christ, His supremacy, and His salvation that He offers to all men. https://christianteaching.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/John-1.1-5-Gospel-The-Word-Light-and-Life.mp3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came...
This entry is part [part not set] of 1 in the series James ExpositionSYNOPSIS. James [actually “Jacob” in Greek, the half-brother of the Lord Jesus], a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ [Note, though he was half-brother to the Lord, he called himself a slave. Since he was a slave to God, he was also a slave to Christ because Christ is inseparable from God.], to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad [Jews...
This entry is part [part not set] of 4 in the series The BeatitudesBlessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5, ESV) Blessedness has always looked different in the eyes of God. Many of us would not immediately think of the word “meek” when considering those who will “inherit the earth.” We probably think of bold, boastful, brutish men who have drive and determination. A cunning general or a ruthless dictator....
This entry is part [part not set] of 6 in the series Contemplating and Studying GodPsalm 77 contains many “thought” words such as “remember,” “selah,” “meditate,” “ponder,” and “muse.” Asaph was certainly a thinker, perhaps a little too much for his own good in that his thinking often drove him to fear (see Psalm 73). Yet, he sanctified his much thinking and struggled within himself and the sanctuary until he gained the victory and ascended...
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