Pearls Before Swine What does it mean to not “cast your pearls before swine”? Have we totally missed Jesus’ message on this? Does our understanding of this passage cause us to view the lost with disdain instead of a Christ-like love? Are there people out there who simply are too far gone to ever accept the Gospel of …
Victims of Lust Sin is destructive. It is no accident that the things which offend God are harmful to us. The more sin we allow in our life, the more damage we do to ourselves and others. This topic is of a mature nature, but I see people being hurt by it all the time so I feel …
Be Made Clean Many people think the popular phrase, “cleanliness is next to Godliness” is in the Bible and most Christians are usually quick to let them know it isn’t. However, in a way it kind of is in the Bible. I’m not talking about hygiene or housework, but something deeper; something required by God in order to …
Thorns The apostle Paul revealed an issue in his life to the Corinthians. He called it a “thorn in the flesh”. It has since been a mystery of a sorts because he was so vague in his description of this “thorn”. It has baffled Bible students for years and has created any number of theories and …
The Aftermath of a Tornado in Joplin, MO This world is a mess. We see evil all around us. Innocent lives are lost every day from famines, disease, natural disasters, accidents, and the evil of man. Let’s look at just a few tragedies of recent history:
Jacob, Laban, Rachel, and Leah I heard a study on sibling rivalry the other day and the speaker brought up Leah and Rachel from the Bible. It made me really start thinking about Leah, so I decided to put this study together and I believe there is an important message for us there.
Jesus at the Tomb It’s Friday, April 22nd, 2011 and it is the traditional annual celebration of the day Jesus died (often called Good Friday). You might be surprised to know, Jesus didn’t actually die on a Friday (we’ll see why shortly).
Love and Comfort Love seems like such a simple concept. Doesn’t it? Yet, the love from God continues to amaze me. I am constantly learning about the nature of this love and I believe it is all of our duty to continually grow in the knowledge of it. It is so different than the love we learn from …
Perfected Praise Worship is one of those overly used words which has come to mean different things to different people. In studying worship with others, you hear a lot of: “Well, what worship means to me is…”. But is it really about what it means to you? Or what it means to God? I’d like to spend …