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GLORIFYING GOD
The ultimate purpose of the Christian is to bring glory to God. We have been created for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11). So to determine, by God’s grace (1 Corinthians 15:10), to live in a way pleasing to Jesus will result in His...
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Seeing the Invisible
“….he persevered because he saw him who is invisible … (Hebrews 11: 27)
Today we ask ourselves: What is it that prompts some people to show more interest in the principles of godliness than in God Himself? Why woul...
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The peril of being Lukewarm
In Jesus’ message to the church of Laodicea, He does not have one word of commendation for them. It is ironic because they boasted of their riches and material possessions, which, no doubt, they interpreted as being a ...
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The God of the Open Door
The church of Philadelphia is traditional known as the evangelical congregation. Prior to the gospel coming to the area, the city was the center of “evangelizing” the known world in the Greek culture. It is here that th...
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Dead in the Light
The Lord Jesus places His hand upon the saints in Sardis and declares them to be dead. On the outside they had a reputation for being very much alive, but on the inside the life of Christ was absent.
How does a person or a c...
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WORKS OF FAITH
There are times when we get so accustomed to a certain Bible term and its prominent interpretation that when it is used in a different sense we freeze. One word that often elicits such a reaction among Christians is the word “works...
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Jesus, The Son of God
Imagine sitting in the congregation in Thyatira and hearing the pastor say, “I have a letter from the risen Lord Jesus, the Son of God.” I would fully expect that each person in that room would be sitting on the proverbi...
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The danger of unholy mixture
It is human nature to want to fit in. Nobody wants to be labeled as strange or weird. The flesh will always seek to compromise in order to “keep the peace.” But as Bible-believing Christians we need to realize tha...
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Christ is The Gospel
This morning we come to The Lord’s Supper as believers. Jesus simply said, “…do this in remembrance of Me.” (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24,25). In the elements of the bread and the cup, we find symbols of the broken b...
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Persecution for righteousness’ sake
The church of Smyrna was told by the risen Lord Jesus that it would face an intense time of persecution, but not to be afraid (Revelation 2:10). Put yourself in that sanctuary that morning when the messenger o...
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Busy but loveless
One of the idols of contemporary Christianity is the idol of activity. You would think that busyness always meant godliness. Undoubtedly, there is the true work of God that is a labor of love, night and day (1 Thessalonians 2:9; ...
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SPIRITUAL WARFARE
There is a real personage known as the devil (1 Peter 5:8). His name means “Destruction” (“Abaddon”), or “Destroyer” (“Apollyon”) (Revelation 9:11). Jesus described him as a thief who comes “to steal, and to kil...
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“Who is this king of Glory?”
This title comes from the question asked in Psalm 24:8,10. In our study this morning we see a description of the King of glory, the Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:13-16). This description of Jesus in His glorified ...
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The knowledge and glory of God
On this Lord’s Supper Sunday, our study will focus on two major redemption themes. One is the knowledge of the True and Living God (Jeremiah 9:23-24), and the other is having that knowledge translated into a life wh...
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The King is coming!
One of the foundational doctrines of Scripture is the second coming of The Lord Jesus Christ to the earth. This event will take place after the great tribulation period (Matthew 24:29-31). He will return to the earth the same wa...
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LISTENING TO GOD
“Hear, O My people” (Psalm 81:8)! Over and over in the Bible, our Father calls upon us to listen to Him. He called to His nation, “Hear, O Israel” (Deuteronomy 6:4). He told the seven churches of John’s time (and the Ch...
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RESURRECTION RELATIONSHIP
Jesus Christ came to this earth to complete the redemptive plan of God (Luke 24:44-47), and the glorious empty tomb means that Jesus is alive today (Luke 24:1-6a). The very same Jesus who ascended up into heaven (Acts 1...
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Great is Thy Faithfulness
One of the most comforting and assuring attributes of God is His faithfulness. The Psalmist declared that God’s faithfulness reaches unto the clouds (Psalm 36:5)! Nothing in the character of God is shady or to be he...
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
The last book in the Bible is literally titled, “The Revelation”. The word revelation means to unveil or disclose something that was previously hidden or a secret. We are promised to be blessed as we read, hear an...
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Unto Him WHO is able to Keep you from Falling
As Jude gets to the end of this powerful letter of admonition and warning, he focuses on the believers’ fellowship with Jesus and personal evangelism (Jude 20-23). Scripture clearly tells us that th...
