Over these several weeks since the end of the Christmas season, we’ve been exploring the first part of what Paul wrote to the believers in Corinth. That was an exciting…
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,…
Until today, I’ve never preached on the Song of Solomon. I remember hearing only two sermons on this love song, only one of which was in church. That was nearly…
I’ve spoken of purification, obedience, and rejecting the world. We reject the world when we say Yes to Christ and No to the panorama of alluring sins in vogue…
When Jesus takes time to explain things, it’s time to listen and reflect, not listen and reject. Jesus begins to explain what will happen (16:21). Peter doesn’t like it. Well,…
Over the next few Sundays, I’d like to walk with you through the Beatitudes, this first part of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ve heard the Beatitudes often enough, perhaps,…
Today is a day for wrapping up. Next Sunday, I’ll start telling the story from the top once again. What crowns the story, its conclusion and vision, is Christ…
Second Thessalonians is short. When I first read through the Bible, it was a real relief finally to get to books that were two pages long. Though brief, this letter…
Well, okay . . . so that’s a lot. Scholars regard Paul’s two letters to the believers in Thessalonika as his earliest. The church there was concerned about the end,…