Matthew 6 Comfort & Wisdom There are times in our lives when we need to stop what we are doing and just ask the Lord how to comfort others. This chapter guides us through that grieving process as we recall the Lord’s Prayer which is one our Savior gave his disciples when they asked […]
Matt 1 Salvation Matthew, the Jew who recorded the life of Jesus wrote: “he will save his people from their sins.” Every Jew was aware of his sin and obediently took his sacrifice on the Day of Atonement to the Temple. The Hebrews author reminded his readers that even though they had done this , it […]
Hebrews 8 Won’t it be wonderful! The author of Hebrews wants us to look ahead and understand what the New Covenant will be like. It will be wonderful because God will write His Law the heart, there will be no more sacrificial offerings for Jesus has done it once for all. “And I will write […]
Eph 6 Paul lived in a time when the threats against Christians was widespread and very real. It was not just threats but actual physical altercations. Today, we have moved from the physical to the war of words. We no longer put on a sword to defend ourselves but now our enemy puts on the […]
Colossians 4 What hinders your prayer life? Paul was in chains in a Roman prison yet even in that, he sought prayer from the believers that the message may not be hindered but go forth. Not only that, but Paul sought prayer from others for the work that he foresaw needed to happen. How fervent […]
Colossians 1 The author Paul had never set foot in Colosse, yet Epaphros or Epaphroditus was from there.We glean from other letters that he had gone to Rome seeking out Paul and from there several things had transpired, one of which was a lasting friendship. Upon hearing of the Colossian church, and the problems there, […]
Phil 1 The Judaizers in Philippi sought to undermine and close Paul’s ministry down, but God had more plans for this fledging ministry. If it wasn’t for Lydia washing the purple cloths at the riverside, and the jailer who asked Paul how to be saved, the church would not even begun! How often do the […]
1Thess 3 Be encouraged The Left Behind series authored by Tim LaHaye offered truths about the end times and especially about our loved ones who have gone on to eternity. Think now back to the first century when this teaching had been usurped by those who sought to teach that we could not be assured […]
1Thess 2 Paul and his team were persecuted in Philippi, but that did not stop them from sharing the gospel message. He may have been cast out of that city, but God saved some of those seekers who became the little church there. Paul had to leave and went to Thessalonica and it was there […]
Colossians 1 “We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.” [Col 1:9] Each week several of us meet to discuss the book we are studying. This should be our goal, and it falls upon me more than they. Jesus said if […]
