by ray | Dec 23, 2013 | Christmas, Luke, Matthew, NT, Revelation, Sermons, Topical Studies
What about Joseph? Matt 1:18-19 [READ] Joseph’s first Christmas did not start very peacefully either. Matt 1:18-19 [READ] Put yourself in Joseph’s shoes. He is about to marry the love of his life. Then, he gets the news. I wonder how that conversation went down. Uh,...
by ray | Dec 23, 2013 | Christmas, Luke, Matthew, NT, Revelation, Sermons, Topical Studies
Luke 2 14 Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people He favors! This is a famous verse during the holiday season. You see it on Christmas cards. We sing it in our Christmas carols. Today, I want us to try to understand this verse in the context...
by ray | Dec 11, 2013 | Other Ministries
This article was posted on the Gospel Coalition website. After a few months on “our” mission field—a post-communist, dead, atheistic region—my family and I were reeling from shock. No, not culture-shock, though there was plenty of that. It was the shock of...
by ray | Jul 14, 2013 | Ephesians, NT, Sermons
This mystery of the Messiah is revealed to Paul and for the first time to his generation. It doesn’t stop there, though. Interestingly, a second audience is mentioned. Eph 3:8-10– Eph 3 8 This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the...
by ray | Jul 7, 2013 | Ephesians, NT, Prayer, Sermons
Let’s explore the progression of spiritual attack. Negative words spoken against us lead to anger and then the words turn into repeated thoughts and these repeated thoughts harden into strongholds. And once Satan has a stronghold in your heart, you’ve lost the...
