God's people are spiritually gifted: Moses
Have you ever had a dream, a vision or an ambition and desire to do something big, and strong, and good and for God? Maybe you really believed that God was in it, but you weren?t patient enough for God to work it out, in his own way, and in his own timing. So you...
God's people are spiritually gifted: David Part 2
?For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame...
God's people are spiritually gifted – David
For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. ?But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame...
Arise, and build
?The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build.? Nehemiah 2:20 The clarion call of Nehemiah, the repairer of the walls of Jerusalem, was ?Arise and build.? It was a call coming from deep within his own soul, as he was deeply impacted...
The Son of Man – Rediscovering Jesus: Part 4
In Matthew 26:57-68 Jesus stands before the High Priest Caiaphas, who is fishing for a false testimony against him. But nothing seems to stick. Exasperated, he asks Jesus if he is really claiming that he is the Son of God. Jesus responds affirmatively: ?It is as?you...
His Divinity – Rediscovering Jesus: Part 3
The divinity of Jesus has been contested since his life and resurrection. Many liberal theologians have claimed the early Christians never believed that Jesus was God, but that his divinity was invented later.? And Muslims often make similar arguments. It is true that...
The Messiah: Rediscovering Jesus Part 2
In Matthew 16:13-20, when Jesus comes into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asks his disciples, ?Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?? They answer, ?Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.? There were no shortage of...
That none should perish
?The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.? 2 Peter 3:9 In my early days as a Christian, I was taught to believe that Jesus was ?coming soon?....