Not Enough The prophet Micah lived many hundreds of years before Christ was revealed. He lived under the law given through Moses and would have been faithful to follow the law. However, he also understood the importance of the commands of God in a way that doesn’t match how many believers today understand the law….
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Don’t Let Up
Joash’s Arrows In 2 Kings 13, Joash (King of Israel) goes to visit Elisha as he is dying. As he mourns that Elisha is dying, Elisha has one last prophecy to give to the King regarding the nation he leads. First, he instructs him to fire an arrow out of the window. He tells the…
Accountable Leadership
Worldly Leaders It seems reasonable to assume that everyone would prefer a leader a lot like themselves. However, I don’t believe that is actually true. Sure, most people would prefer being the one in charge. It becomes different when it’s just someone like them in charge. Ask people what they would do if they were…
Appointing Elders
The Focus of Missions I have been in many services where a visiting missionary has given presentations. Unfortunately, the presentations often largely have to do with the exciting events they hosted and the finale is how many people they got to pray a prayer or sign a statement about committing to Jesus. They may also…
Judgmental Sojourner
Sodom Most are probably somewhat familiar with the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It was a place so wicked that God destroyed the entire area (with 2 major cities). Abraham even pleaded with God that the city not be destroyed so utterly if there were basically any righteous people found there. It would have only…
The Way and Guide
The Thief “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. John 10:1 In this parable, there’s a flock of sheep being kept in an enclosure. Sheep can’t live there. They need to be…
Spiritual Fitness
Godly Health Throughout my life, I’ve encountered fanatics from many exercise trends. From Tae Bo to CrossFit, people swore they found the secret recipe to strength and health. In reality, they were all effective because they got people excited about getting up and doing something physical. While there may be some advantages of one over…
Law For The Lawless
Legalism Charges of legalism are common among both believers and the world. Often the term is misused, but it is an important one to understand. The legalist thinks that righteousness can be summarized as a list of dos and don’ts. If you do this list and refrain from doing anything on that list, you’ll be…
Target Acquired
Weapon of War One of the best known passages on spiritual warfare can be found in Ephesians 6. Here Paul goes through the various pieces of armor a soldier of his time would have put on himself to engage in warfare. He encourages believers to put on truth (belt), righteousness(breastplate), the gospel(sandals), faith(shield), salvation(helmet), and,…
Jesus’s Love
Sacrificial Love The most extreme example of the love that Jesus had for his people was that he suffered the punishment of death for the sins they had committed. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 However, another example of that extreme love came…