We’ve been reading our way through 1 Timothy. Timothy was in Ephesus, trying to get some things straightened out in the church there. If we think of Ephesus at all,…
Paul’s first letter to Timothy is a reminder—a plea—to the church to stay focused on advancing, making progress. The church makes progress as it holds fast to the Word of…
I shall not be moved. This psalm doesn’t use those words, yet that’s the sense of this song of praise. If God is for us—and He is—who can successfully be…
On at least two occasions during my teaching years, a student came to me and asked, “What do I have to do to get an A?” I’m sure others wondered…
About a century ago, a man named Henry H. Halley brought out his Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentary. In his comments about what I just read from Mark, Halley…
Bible Text: Genesis 45:3-8 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Thirteen years is a long time. Two or more of those years in prison: that’s a long time, too. A…
Bible Text: Matthew 4:1-11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Sometimes, to go forward, we have to go back. The first steps on the long journey to the cross, the tomb,…
Bible Text: Mark 7:8-23 | Preacher: Paul Kucera So much of Jesus’ time is taken up with disputes, disagreements, arguments, differing interpretations. People seem to interpret God’s Word in such…