Forgiveness for a Runaway Slave

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 […]

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There they Crucified Him

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. 

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Face to Face with Grace

Luke15.1-32. The most powerful moment in a Christian’s life is when they come face to face with grace in the nakedness of their sin. We may struggle to truly believe that God loves us fully and has forgiven us completely, but when God demonstrates His grace to us in that moment of our greatest unworthiness, […]

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The Greatest Tragedy of All

Luke 13:1-17. Why do good people suffer? And how do we explain tragedy when it hits? Jesus uses this question to address the greatest tragedy of all, that someone would pass from this life without salvation! Jesus stresses the need to repent and turn to him while there is still time! Once we turn to […]

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The Forgiven Woman Who Loved Jesus

Luke 7:36-8:3. I owed a debt I could not pay, He paid a debt he did not owe. Ah what a price He paid for our forgiveness! To the degree we understand the immense debt He cancelled for us, the greater our love will be for the one who has forgiven us. May we spend […]

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Walking by Sight & Not by Faith

Ps 78:40-41. 2 Cor 5:7. God often sets the stage in our lives to challenge and develop our faith. He may ask us certain questions and is always looking for the answer according to faith. May this new year be one of growing in faith and answering life’s situations by faith!

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The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16. On the most high, holy day on the Jewish calendar, The Day of Atonement was a day for the annual, national foregiveness of the nationa of Israel. The High Priest would enter in to the holiest place in the temple by mean of a blood sacrifice. But what is the significance of this […]

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A Life that is Pleasing to God

1 Thes 4:1-12. This passage opens up the theme of sanctification, or purification, in the believer’s life. A Christian’s life is to be different from “those who don’t know God”. But how are we purified? How do we get victory of certain sins? And where do we go from here? 

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Jonah, The Reluctant Prophet

Jonah 1-4. This insightful overview of The Book of Jonah explores important principles we can learn from these chapters, including the divine providence, the heart of God, the nature of repentance, and the ways of man. There are certainly key lessons we can learn and apply to our worldview and daily living from this great […]

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Resist Evil, Shut the Gates, Stand for Truth

Nehemiah 13:1-31. Christians must learn how to “shut the gates” on temptation, compromise and the enemy. Rather than set ourselves up for failure, we must plan for victory. This doesn’t happen by accident but by giving no place to the devil, resisting evil, making no provision for the flesh or by “shutting the gates” 

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