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What Does It Mean to Make the Lord a Priority?
Let’s make the Lord a priority this year. Have you heard this exhortation before? It’s a common point in many a new year’s sermon or—ahem—bulletin article. And it is a point upon which many a Christian would nod their heads … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged commitment, costly, courage, dedication, definitions, faith, God's love, judgment, kingdom of god, loss, love, love faithfulness, making the Lord first, meaning to life, priority, sacrifice, second place, word meaning
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A New Year, A New Set of Resolutions (part 2)
Yesterday I posted a few suggestions that I hoped would be helpful in keeping new resolutions. Upon further reflection, I think there are three more that I’d like to add. If you’ve made some resolutions, or just want to change … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, change, Christ, church, courage, faith, help, memory, mnemonic devices, new resolutions, problems, promises, reminders, repentance, resolutions, resolve, root of the problem, sins, specificity
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Authentic Humility
Humility is a sneered-at word. Who wants to be humble? It is equated with weakness, being a victim, and impotency. Pride, on the other hand, is envied, vaunted, and promoted. Why? Possibly because we’ve often misunderstood what humility is. This … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, disciples of jesus, faith, generosity, Gospel, grace, hope, humility, judgment, love, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, pattern, religion, sacrifice, salvation, sin, theology, wisdom
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David’s Advice for Building a House for God
1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, distractions, divided loyalties, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, knowing the Lord, love, meaning of life, obedience, pattern, prayer, pride, purpose, religion, salvation, Temple, unity
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Just Say…Jesus
Former first lady, Nancy reagan, in her efforts to stop drug usage among young people was asked what to say to kids to help them to stay away from them. Her response was to tell them to “Just say no!” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged burdens, Christ, courage, drugs, eternity, faith, forgiveness, grace, guilt, heaven, hope, Jesus, Just say no, knowledge, life, love, meaning of life, obedience, purpose, religion, repentance, salvation, truth, willpower, wisdom
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Dawkins and Moral Compasses
Richard Dawkins has made quite the splash in recent times with books arguing against religion and belief in God. He is an evolutionary biologist, an atheist, a vice president of the British Humanist Association, and the author most recently of The God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, New Testament
Tagged atheist, Christianity, church, Dawkins, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, forgiveness, generosity, grace, heaven, hope, Judaism, judgment, justice, meaning of life, purpose, religion, theology
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The Two Sides of Kindness
Kindness is not a topic that you are likely read too many posts about. It seems just sort of—well, bland. “Yeah, yeah, practice random acts of kindness, blah, blah, blah.” But for Christians it is a rather important virtue to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, emotions, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, feelings, gentleness, Gospel, grace, Jesus, judgment, kindness, love, parenthood, persecution, purpose, salvation, sin, wisdom
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Tell Me About the Christ, Part 2
Last week we began a brief study of the Christ with a look at what the Scripture says about Him before He came into this world as Jesus of Nazareth. The world, including even the religious world, has some pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, Christology, crucifixion, doctrines, emptied himself, enfleshment, faith, fullness of deity, fully divine, grief, incarnation, Jesus, Lamb, meaning of life, Messiah, mission, prophecy, religion, resurrection, salvation, Son of God, suffering, teachings, the Word, theology, virgin birth
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Which Is It, Love or Fear?
Love and fear are often placed in opposition to each other in the realm of religion. They seem on the surface to be mutually exclusive, when it comes to discipleship and service to the Lord. The clear preference is for … Continue reading →