In this Psalm, God rebukes his people for thinking that he was dependent upon their sacrifices. He also addresses the wicked for their way of life. He calls his people to offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and to order their lives “rightly.”
Read Psalm 50:1-23
This story teaches us that Jesus did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. It reveals the mercy of Christ to sinners and it gives insight into the meaning of repentance as well as warning of the danger of trusting in our own righteousness.
Read Luke 5:27-32
Paul had learned to be content in every situation because his greatest passion was knowing and serving Christ. He had not come to this in his own strength by through the strength that Christ had given him.
Read Philippians 4:10-13
Jeremiah address the people in exile and tells them to seek the welfare of the city to which they had been taken. The principle is that God’s people are to be a blessing to the wider society in which they live.
Read Jeremiah 29:1-14
This passage encourages us to think about worthwhile things wherever we find them, but it also urges us to be discriminating. The embodiment of all of the characteristics listed here is Jesus Christ so our focus must be on him. Paul also reminds us that thinking must lead to practice.
Read Philippians 4:8-9
Paul, in these verses, gives four commands which if followed will lead to “the peace of God which surpasses understanding.” It is possible for Christians to obey these commands, to some degree, because of the resources that they have in Christ.
Read Philippians 4:4-7
In this passage Paul instructs Timothy, “guard the good deposit entrusted to you.” Paul is concerned that the truth he taught be passed on faithfully. The confessions and creeds of the church are an attempt to be faithful to this command.
Read 2 Timothy 1:13-14
The Lord’s Supper is a fellowship meal. It is one of many symbolic meals in the Bible all of which are celebrations of the fellowship between God and his people.
Read Luke 22:7-23
Paul calls two women in Philippian congregation to “agree in the Lord.” The text highlights the importance of unity and harmony in the church.
Read Philippians 4:2-3
This sermon explores this passage to seek a Bible answer to the question, “How does change happen in the Christian life?”
Read Galatians 5:13-26
