A look at the birth of Jesus Christ in the light of the Old Testament promises concerning his coming.
Read Acts 13:1-41
A look at the birth of Jesus Christ in the light of the Old Testament promises concerning his coming.
Read Acts 13:1-41
In the Old Testament, when God is with his people, it is always to bless them. This theme is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Read Matthew 1:18-25
Though Christians cannot give and forgive exactly like God, they can give similarly to how God gives and forgives; it can be Christlike, Christ-similar. Why? Because through the gospel of Christ God makes us new creations. We can in the Spirit's power put off the old way of greed and vengeance, and put on the new man to give and forgive in Jesus' name. Let's explore the practical implications of this.
Read Ephesians 4:17-5:2
Israel had defiantly disobeyed one of God’s clear commands. They were God’s son, yet when Moses took so long to come down from Sinai they set up the golden calf. God judged them and consequently Moses and the people were afraid God would withdraw himself from them. But he did not. Moses is assured of God's love, and is allowed to see God's glory. In the cleft of the rock Moses sees God's goodness, grace, and greatness.
Read Exodus 33
This sermon on Matthew 5:3 deals with the first of the beatitudes from Christ's sermon on the mount.
Read Matthew 5:3
Read John 6:1-14; 25-35
"That it may go well with you..." We all want our lives to go well for us. Moses shows us how we can experience this by encouraging us to look back at God's great saving acts and on the basis of God's grace to live a life of obedience.
Read Deuteronomy 4:32-40
Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding is a sign which shows us something of His glory.
Read John 1:35 - 2:11 (Text: 2:1-11)
The things that we worry about tell us a great deal about our priorities. In this passage Jesus tells us what our priorities ought to be and he teaches us that Christians ought not to worry.
Read Matthew 6:19-34
The importance of our approach to God for Biblical prayer.
Read Matthew 6:1-18