Genesis 3. Why is this passage of Scripture so foundational to our understanding of God and His ways, and also of man and his failings? In what ways does this passage explain the Gospel to us? What can we learn about God’s judgements on Adam and Eve and his mercy towards them? What does this […]
1 Sam 12:1-25. The prophet Samuel helps Israel acknowledge their sin, but then brings their focus to God’s faithfulness despite all their failures. He never forsook them and their failure was never the end, for God gives new beginnings. There may be bad decisions or failures behind us and we cannot change that, but now […]
Isaiah 55:7-9. The natural man struggles to truly comprehend the GRACE of God. It is so foreign to how we naturally think. Man puts conditions on God’s love, limits on God’s mercy and makes grace something that is deserved or earned. Many Christians live as “hired servants” rather than sons living in the power and […]
Philemon 1:1-25. Captured in this special little letter from Paul to Philemon we find a redemptive story that so beautifully unfolds the gospel message. We also see our own story in Onesimus, who found such grace and favour in the face of such demerit and unworthiness. May God stir our hearts everyday to see that […]
Luke 23:26-49. As we follow the sorrowful road to Calvary, where Jesus suffering on the cross, we behold the lamb that takes away the sins of the world. We consider multiple prophecies from Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 as He fulfills all that was written concerning Him.
