Habakkuk 3:16-19 Faith Praying We come to to the end of the year. A year that has seen many changes. Many people we treasure have left us. Many changes that surrounded us have changed us forever. Habakkuk was in the midst of similar changes. His people were dying. A foreign invasion was about to take complete control. Habakkuk’s life as he knew it, would be changed forever. He need to look to God for answers. He found those answers, found... Read more
1 Peter 5:1-14 Church Leadership There are two parts to Church Leadership: Submissive Service (1 Peter 5:1-7) Spiritual Warfare (1 Peter 5:8-14) Let’s address the first part. Submissive service is the way in which church leadership operates. At the same time, the passage is very clear about the functions of leadership. Three words are used in 1 Peter 5:1-3) to reveal about the functions of leadership. They all involve oversight and direction: “Therefore, as a fellow elder and witness to... Read more
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Having a Caring Spirit I can share my happiness (joy) because Christ removed my punishment for sin. (3:14-15) Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! (Zephaniah 3:14 HCSB) The Bible says here that the people of God should be the happy people of God. We need to share joy these holidays. Why? Because we have that joy from God. The LORD has removed your punishment; He has... Read more
2 Peter 1:1-14 Keep On 2 Peter 1:1-4 Keep On is a sermon in the series on 2 Peter. This series continues the sermon series from 1 Peter. The sermons the importance for the Christian to keep on, and to never give up. Chuck Swindol states the three themes of 2 Peter fit together like the feathers, shaft, and point of an arrow. The feathers are made up of warnings: “Watch out, beware”; reminders: “Remember, don’t forget”; and promises: “It... Read more
Thank God for Freedom in Jesus Christ Thank God for Freedom in Jesus Christ – is a devotional about the way in which Jesus was born to give us freedom, something which we should be thankful for. “At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.” (Luke 2:38, HCSB) We just finished Halloween, and we are now entering the official “holiday”... Read more
Framing Faith by Matt Knisely Framing Faith by Matt Knisely includes its purpose in the subtitle (From Camera to Pen, an Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God In a Hurried World). The book uses the vocabulary of photography as a metaphor to describe Knisely’s Christian faith journey. He starts with a great observation about technology (54). “Somehow all of the available technology has turned into a perceived necessity that we, for whatever reason, desperately cling to. And our dependence on it... Read more
Agents of the Apocalypse by Dr. David Jeremiah Agents of the Apocalypse by Dr. David Jeremiah is a book written in a unique style. Dr. Jeremiah uses a fictional future historical account of the Tribulation period. Using this literary device, he reveals how the prophecies in the Bible could happen. After each chapter which describes a scene in the future, Dr. Jeremiah shows the Biblical passages which relate to that scene. In this section, he describes how the Bible... Read more
Nahum 1:1-7 Giving Comfort “The oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.” (Nahum 1:1, HCSB) The chapter opens by describing an oracle to a city and nation. Nahum – whose name means God’s comfort, is given a vision. He is given a picture of God’s comfort. Although we may look at these verses and think they are not comforting, I assure you God is a comforting God. When we look our situation, we think about... Read more
Hosea 1:1-2:1 How God Reveals His Purpose Through Prayer God is a working God. God reveals His work through prayer. If you want to know what God is going to do, then you have to learn to listen. God first reveals His purpose for our personal lives. When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him: Go and marry a promiscuous wife and have children of promiscuity, for the whole land has been promiscuous by abandoning the... Read more
Micah 6:6-8 Sharing Hope As we continue in the series “The Heart of God” through the Minor Prophets, we come to a very important set of verses in Micah. These verses describe how worship impacts your world. Let’s dig in and talk about how truly worshiping God can let you share hope with others who need God. What can I give God in worship? Sometimes when I worship, I can give: The best What is the best I can give?... Read more
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