Luke 4:16-21 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. ...
It is Christ…who also makes intercession for us….the Spirit…makes intercession for the saints… —Romans 8:34, 27 Do we need any more arguments than these to become intercessors– that Christ “always lives to make intercessi...
The vast majority of the people around the world are looking to politics, science and education for the solution to life’s problems, and not to Jesus Christ. Why is this? What is happening? I believe part of our dilemma i...
Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing…? — Genesis 18:17 The Delights of His Friendship. Genesis 18 brings out the delight of true friendship with God, as compared with simply feeling His presence occasionally in pra...
For God so loved the world that He gave… —John 3:16 Salvation does not mean merely deliverance from sin or the experience of personal holiness. The salvation which comes from God means being completely delivered fr...
Often in the midst of a fresh new year, in the hope of all it can bring, there’s an ache that burdens us deep inside. As believers we know where true hope is found. We’re grateful for the love and forgiveness of Christ. W...
How We Draw Near to God The secret to drawing near to God and having him draw near to us is revealed clearly in the Bible: We draw near to God through faith in Christ who alone gives us access to him (Hebrews 4:14-16),7:2...
Intimacy with God is available to you. It is as accessible to you as God’s promises. And God’s invitation to you to enjoy intimate fellowship with him is that thing that is putting your faith to the test more than anythin...
The first step in committing to regular Bible study is to understand it’s purpose. We discovered in Part 1 that this is approval before God (2 Tim 2:15). The question that logically follows this commitment is, ̵...
We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. —Luke 24:21 Every fact that the disciples stated was right, but the conclu...