According to Eph 2:11-22, when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he made a way for Jews and Gentiles to become fellow citizens in the household of God. How could Christ make Jews and Gentiles fellow citizens in the household of God? He made us fellow citizens: By the blood...
The church in Sardis had a name that they lived, and yet they were dead. There are so many Christians like this today. Because we are saved, we are alive in Christ. We are born again. We have eternal life. We are going to heaven when we die. Yet, despite...
When Jesus was crucified, very few people who witnessed his crucifixion believed that he was the Son of God, the King of the Jews. But as they saw him lifted up, some realized that he was, in fact, the King of the Jews. Like Jesus said in Jn 8:28, “When...
Sin and The Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of the eternal consequences of sin have been dealt with at the cross of Calvary. Take for instance, “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” [Rom 6:23]. When we are...
18-04-29 1 Cor 1 18-31 The Preaching of the Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the remainder of 1 Corinthians 1, Paul contrasts the response of the saved and the lost to the preaching of the cross. Unto us which are saved, the preaching of the cross is: The power...
For Such a Time As This Esther 4: 14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Esther 4:14 Esther had come to the kingdom for such a time as this. The text doesn’t say “for this time.” It says for “such a time” as this. Many of us encounter times in our lives...
Colossians 2:13-15 Victory at the Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus triumphed over the devil and his principalities at the cross. He also took the handwriting of the ordinances away so that we can live in the liberty of the righteousness of Jesus Christ. As a result he was able to forgive all...
Galatians 6:9-18 Closing Comments CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Gal 6:9-18, Paul closes his letter to the Galatians with some very sound advice. He tells them to: Be not weary in well doing – in due season we shall reap if we faint not – v.9 – they were probably getting...
UN-Tapped Power Eph. 1:15-19 Paul prays that they will understand “the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward”. When you got saved you were made to have access to a supernatural power that very few of us ever tap into completely. Due to great amounts of false teaching on...
Beneath the Cross John 19:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jn 19:25, three women stood by the cross. If you could stand beneath the cross like them, it would change you. Imagine what the cross did to God the Father, seeing his only begotten Son whom he forsook because of...
