1 Peter 2:25. How do we closely follow our Good Shepherd? How is repentance an ongoing and liberating process? What do the Scriptures teach us about the role of our my minds and speech in staying close to the Lord and walking in the Spirit?
Ephesians 3:1-13. Although God has united all believers, from all nations, into one spiritual body called “the Church”, not all Christians experience the life of that body. Where there is legalism, pride, traditionalism, or familiarity, the life of the body is diminished. Where there is grace, humility, unity and a living faith, we taste and […]
Ephesians 2:11-22. As Gentiles unbelievers, we were without Christ, without God, without hope, and outsiders to the covenants of God. But now, in Christ, we have been brought near by the blood and reconciled together, both Jew and Gentile, in one body. In His house all are accepted and included in the love and grace […]
Ephesians 1:3. If the Book of Ecclesiastes could be considered the lowest book in the Bible, then Ephesians would be considered the highest. One shows man searching for his purpose from his perspective “under the sun” and the other lifts us up to “heavenly places” to show the believer united with Christ, according the the […]
1 Sam 31:1-13. Saul’s final battle with the Philistines ends in complete defeat, the death of his 3 sons and the loss of his own life. His tragic end serves as a warning against continued disobedience and rebellion towards God. May we seek a closer daily walk with the Lord, that we may finish our […]