Freedom from Being a Good Person to Prove Yourself
“Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to...
After Seeing All of That, I Say “God is holy”
6 and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living...
Getting Good at Praying
15 My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! 16 Make your face shine on your...
Can’t Wait for This Introduction
1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ’The words of Him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars....
Lessons in Boldness for the Gospel
29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while...
When Love Wears Out, Don’t Throw it Away
2 “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but...
Talking Someone to Death or to Life
7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day,...
The Group You Hang Out With is Part of the Gospel Message
1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia....
A Fight We Don’t have to Fight: Jesus vs. Artemis
“And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, ”Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the...