1 Kings 18:20-19:21 Today, we often find ourselves feeling weak and defeated—far from our potential assoldiers and servants of God. But God has a way of awakening the wolf—of bringing outthe strength from even the weakest of men and women! And as we come to 1 Kings 19,we’ll see that God would use His wisdom and power to awaken the wolf in…
Sermons on Christian Living (Page 4)
Acts 4:1-31 I don’t know for sure how much time passes between Acts 2 and Acts 4. It could have been a few days, or a few weeks. But while Acts 2 appears to show a church widely accepted by the community, Acts 4 begins to show the resistance by the ancient Jewish power center. Culminating in the priests, the Sadducees, and…
Matt. 11.1-15 Who was John and how was his question and his suffering to fit in with God’s plan?
Ezra 7:10 The book of Ezra is rather short—only 10 chapters long. But in this short book, we find a rather unusual statement that is repeated a number of times: the hand of the LORD his God was on him. (Ezra 7:6) I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from…
Matt. 10:34-39 God promises “Peace” and also says He doesn’t bring peace. How can this be reconciled?
Prov. 24:10-22 Solomon’s God-given wisdom was well-renowned. And even to this day, we find ourselves studying his wisdom recorded 1KN, EC, and PV. In PV 23-24, Solomon records some important advice for his son—30 statements we’ve been reviewing over the last 5 weeks. Today, as we come to the end of these wise statements, we see that Solomon focuses on something new:…
Luke 13:1-9 In Luke 13, the crowd came to Jesus seeking His input on a tragedy: the murder of Galileans by the hand of Pilate. Perhaps they hoped He’d lay the blame at the spilled blood at the feet of Pilate. Perhaps they hoped He’d provide clarity of what sin had made these people deserving of their fate. Either way, they, like…
Pro. 24:1-9 Solomon had seen countless examples of that one sinful man or woman’s actions undermining wisdom. And as we return to the next 5 statements, Solomon seems to see that future ahead for his own son. For that reason, he advises his son that true wisdom comes through seeing the danger ahead of you. In particular, that would be shown by…
Prov. 23:12-28 Three weeks ago, we started looking at the writings of Solomon in Prov. 22-24. Contained in these three chapters are 30 sayings from a father to his son: born out of a deep desire to help his son to grow and learn and be successful. Like any father, Solomon simply wanted his son to succeed in life. And from these…