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  • On Losing Faith

    On Losing Faith

    God has just destroyed Sodom, whether by miracle or providence. Lot, Abraham’s nephew, has escaped to Zoar. Abraham has witnessed Sodom’s destruction after talking with Jesus about sparing the city. With the absence of anyone righteous, Jesus justly destroys the city. Abraham’s heart and mind were filled with compassion. Jesus did something that seemed mean…

  • A Kingdom of Power, Not Words

    A Kingdom of Power, Not Words

    Paul has been instructing the congregation about how it should view him and its pastors and how the pastors (elders) of the local church should view the congregation. The pericope in view, here, is transitional. Paul is transitioning from the place of the pastor to the immorality of the local church. Before he begins addressing…

  • Impossible to Know God

    Impossible to Know God

    Paul continues to address the problem of worldly wisdom in the church at Corinth—a problem that puffs people up and leads to division in the body. In the remaining verses of Chapter 2, Paul presents an epistemology. He reveals, basically, what it means to have the wisdom of Christ rather than of the world.  1…

  • The Christian’s Labor

    The Christian’s Labor

    Last week, we saw the Christian’s reward. God promises to return many times what the Christian gives up for Christ’s name’s sake and give the Christian eternal life. Jesus follows His teaching about rewards with a parable—not about people giving anything up, but about laborers in a vineyard seeking to earn wages. Matthew 20:1-16 For…

  • Loyalty: A Four Letter Word

    Loyalty: A Four Letter Word

    Do you desire loyalty in life? I do. I don’t know if, today in America, we experience any significant degree of brotherhood or sisterhood for the most part. This morning, the text leads us to consider Christian loyalty. Last week, we took time to basically define the church—the bride of Christ. This week, we read…

  • I’m Right and You’re Wrong!

    When I was younger my brother and I would always argue. It didn’t matter what we were talking about; we found a way to make that conversation into an argument even if we agreed with one another. Either we just really liked arguing or we both wanted to be the one who was right. Because…

  • You Are Worth More Than You Know (Romans 8:29-30)

                I want to describe for you a struggle that I have in life. I know that I do not deserve the things that I have been given and I know that I am not worth much in the grand scheme of things. When I look in the mirror, I see a human being; one…