The Word That Calls Us to Faith
'Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ'...
No More Separation
'nor anything else...will be able to separate us from the love of God'...
The Gift of God That Frees
'But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus' ...
Our Living Hope - A Reason for Hope
'Always being prepared to make a defense...with gentleness and respect'...
Our Living Hope - Following the Shepherd
'Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example'...
Our Living Hope - From Falling Flowers to Eternal Word
'the grass withers and the flower falls'...
Our Living Hope - The Benefits of the Resurrection
'He has caused us to be born again'...
The Miracle of Forgiveness
"And if (your brother) sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him"...
The Contrast is Clear
'There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen'...
Salt is Good
'Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?'...
The Narrow Door That Surprises Us All
'And people will come from east and west, and from north and south'...
The Long Division of God's Word
'Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth?'...
A Vision That Calls
'We sought to go...concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel'...
For Our Sake...He Was Rejected
'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'...
The Light of His Love
'...I will not keep silent...until her righteousness goes forth as brightness'...
What Are We Looking For?
'And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.'...
Good News Published Here!
'...who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation...'...
At Peace With One Another
'Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another'...
God's Great Calm
'“Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.'...
You Are Part of God's Family!
'Whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother'...
God's Love Creates Confidence in Him
'If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.'...
God's Love is "Mean-ed"
'In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us.'...
Our New Image
'Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared.'...
The Rest That Has Changed the Rest
'By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us.'...
Posture That Speaks
Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."...
Hiding From God
God speaks to our human nature from the very earliest chapters of the Bible. See what we can learn from Genesis 3 about God's call to approach even when we want to hide....
The Throne Room
People continue to have a fascination with royalty as evidenced by the recent wedding. How is this a reflection of our hardwired desire to know a transcendent God?...
The Good Shepherd
During my years at seminary, I was very poor and always looking for work to earn money. I was very fortunate to get hired on with a landscaper. My first day on the job we went to the house of a retired physician. This guy was a serious gardener and took a lot of pride in his yard. Our job was to move a huge mountain of wood chips and put them all over the hill behind his ...
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The Unfair Gospel
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