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June 2024

June 18, 2024

Reflecting Jesus: “Gracious and Sprinkled with Insight”

How do we reflect Jesus' presence and work in our lives? "Your speech should always...

June 12, 2024

“Live It Out!” What Does It Mean to Live God’s Way?

"God is the one who enables you both to want at to actually live out...

June 06, 2024

A Destructive Spiritual Power

In Ephesians 2, Paul warns us against "a destructive spiritual power" at work in the...

May 2024

May 29, 2024

The Mind and the Mouth

Our culture is marked by anger and hatred. Proverbs tells us that there is a...

May 16, 2024

15 Guidelines for Holy Living

In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul gives us 15 guidelines for holy living - concrete action...

May 15, 2024

What Is God’s Will? For Us to Be Holy

"What is God's will for me?" People often ask this question. Scripture gives us a...

May 14, 2024

Filling in the Gaps: Holiness and Spiritual Development

Paul prays that God would "fill in the gaps" for the Thessalonians by strengthening their...

May 13, 2024

What Does It Mean to Sacrifice?

David said, "I won't offer an entirely burned offering that costs me nothing" (1 Chronicles...

May 10, 2024

Why Do We Sometimes Feel Forsaken by God?

On the cross, Jesus cried, "My God, why have you left me?" Why do we...

May 08, 2024

How to Be Happy

In Psalm 32, David tells us how to be happy: "The one whose wrongdoing is...

May 07, 2024

Happy Servants

As followers of Jesus, we're servants; God has given each of us a job to...

May 06, 2024

Utter Disrespect for God

David committed adultery with Bathsheba, then arranged for her husband to be killed in battle....

May 01, 2024

“David Asked God for Advice”

When the Philistines attacked, did David rush out to battle? No; "David asked God for...

April 2024

April 30, 2024

“They Were Heartbroken”

When Jesus predicted his death to his disciples, "they were heartbroken." What things break our...

April 29, 2024

“Put Me to the Test”

Most people don't like tests, and certainly not from God! What does David mean when...

April 25, 2024

“A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit”

In Matthew 12, Jesus says that "a tree is known by its fruit." He applies...

April 24, 2024

A Dissatisfied Generation

In Matthew 11, Jesus describes a dissatisfied generation - they complained about John the Baptist,...

April 23, 2024

“Wise as Snakes and Harmless as Doves”

Jesus called his disciples to be "wise as snakes and harmless as doves." What does...

April 16, 2024

“The Lord Hates Anyone Who Loves Violence”

We live in a violent world; it becomes more violent every day. But Psalm 11...

April 15, 2024

“The Lord Rules Forever!”

In the midst of a world that is filled with anger and fear, Psalm 9...

April 11, 2024

Don’t Turn Back!

"Don't look back!" We often recognize the importance of moving ahead, leaving the past behind....

February 2024

February 22, 2024

To Live in the Lord’s House

In Psalm 27, David prays "to live in the Lord's house all the days of...

February 21, 2024

“At the Lord’s Command”

The Israelites saw God's presence in "the Lord's cloud"; that enabled them to know the...

February 19, 2024

The Lord Bless You and Keep You

In Numbers 6, God tells Moses to have the priests bless the people. The first...

February 15, 2024

Immigrants and Foreign Guests

Leviticus 25 reminds us that the land belongs to God; we are just "immigrants and...

February 14, 2024

Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

Who can stand in God's presence? Psalm 24 tells us, "those with clean hands and...

February 13, 2024

Changing Hearts and Lives

God's grace means more than "just" forgiveness. Paul says that the message of grace means...

February 12, 2024

Faith in Hard Times

All of us face difficult, even overwhelming, challenges in our lives. How do we hold...

February 06, 2024

Overflowing with Joy

The world calls us to "be happy." On the other had, God invites us to...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

“Convincing Proofs”

Christian faith is not a matter of mere knowledge or information. Acts 1 talks about...