How did it come to pass that Jesus was born in Bethlehem? Let’s read Luke 2:1-7. Luke 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) So what’s the […]
Topical Studies
Christmas 2011: Worship – Matthew 2:1–12 (pt1 of 3)
Merry Christmas! I can’t believe it’s already the end of the year. Didn’t this year just fly by? It felt like just yesterday when I was kneeling right there and I was being prayed over during my ordination. That was in February. My parents were here, and other family members-Chris, Carolyn, Warren, David. Today is […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 3 of 3)
Paul had 101 reasons to be ungrateful if he looked at his circumstances. Paul would have thrown in the towel if he fixed his attention upon the sins at Corinth. But here in v8-9, there is a spiritual key to being a thankful person. 8 He will keep you strong to the end, so that […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 2 of 3)
I think knowing the context changes everything. What he writes here is shocking. 4 I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. I always thank God for who? Who is he thankful for? For the Corinthians. Did he write this letter and mail it to the wrong address? […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 1 of 3)
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is all about thanksgiving. And if you are wondering about the table here, we will be partaking in the Lord’s Supper later in the service because as Christians, what are we most thankful for? It’s God sending His Son to reconcile sinners to Himself through the cross of Christ. The gospel. Thank […]
1 Cor 5 – Spiritual Blindness (pt 4 of 4)
5) Assuming that you agree that we are quite susceptible to blindness, how did we become blind in the first place and what perpetuates blindness? I think the answer to that is quite simple. Like the Corinthians, we become blind when we depart from the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. And for us, that departure […]