There is something about the kingdom of God that has become abundantly clear, lately. Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world. Jesus said to Pilate in Jn 18:36, “My kingdom is not of this world.”   The Lord’s kingdom is above; it’s not down here.  John the Baptist said, “He...

I discovered a very important principle recently.  We pray to God for him to bring our requests to pass.  And when we are urgent about getting the answer, we go straight to him with the request.  We need an answer and we want it now.  With this approach, we have...

In Eph 4:13-16 Paul explains what is supposed to happen with the members of the body of Christ as a result of the three things in Eph 4:12.  The body of Christ, by design, will be a perfect man and will come to the measure of the stature of the...

In 2 Tim 2:1-4, Paul encouraged Timothy to be a good soldier.  I am reminded, every time I read this passage, that we are supposed to be soldiers of the cross.  We are to preach the cross despite opposition.  The council tried to stop Peter and the apostles from preaching...

Here’s something we have to look forward to… the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, at the Rapture.  According to 1 Thes 4:16-17, it’s going to be like this.  “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of...

According to Jn 15:12, when Jesus gave us his commandment to “love one another, as I have loved you,” he gave us his example to follow.  In the next three verses he shows us the kind of love we are supposed to have for one another.  We are to love...

Our text is Eph 4:8-12, dealing with the gifts the Lord has given to men.  In this passage, Paul wrote about 5 gifts given to the church by the Lord Jesus Christ. When Jesus gave the gifts – Eph 4:8.  Paul started this verse with the phrase “Wherefore” (for which...

In Ps 27:1-3 David asks, Whom shall I fear?  Of whom shall I be afraid?  The context of these questions is a fight.  Notice the references to the wicked, mine enemies, my foes, an host, and war.  We are in a fight.  Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight...

We had previously scheduled Caleb Caviness and his wife, Kelci, missionaries to the Republic of Congo, for Sunday night. After the “stay at home” order, we, unfortunately, had to cancel this meeting. However, when I awoke on Monday morning last week, it dawned on me that we could still “have...

God giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  The resurrection of Jesus Christ takes you to the other side of life beyond the grave.  Because of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, God gives us: Victory over the sting of death – 1 Cor 15:55-56 – the...