“Thankful for God’s Deliverance” – Psalm 107:1-32
We live in world designed for deliveries. We get packages from the Post Office, FedEx, UPS and others. We can have food delivered to our...
“Thankful for God’s Security” – Romans 8:28-39
"Peanuts” is one of best known comic strips in the world. The various characters created by Charles Schulz have their own identities that...
“Thankful for God’s Concern” – Hebrews 13:5-6
In our recent study of 1 Peter, one of the verses that jumped out at me was found in 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares...
“Father of a Bitter Son” – Luke 15:25-32
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption....
“Father of a Wayward Son” – Luke 15:11-24
In Matthew 21:28-33, Jesus was in the temple area teaching. It was early in the week of Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem before His...
“Father of Two Sons” – Luke 15:11-32
People seem to have a problem understanding God. There are those who want to separate the God of the Old Testament from the God of the...
“Seeing Beyond Troubles” – “Encouraged through Grace” – 1 Peter 5:12-14
In Ecclesiastes 4:12, the Bible says, “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly...
“Seeing Beyond Troubles” – “Stand Firm in the Faith” – 1 Peter 5:8-11
When we were children, our parents would tell us stories that began, “Once upon a time” and always ended with, “And they lived happily...
“Seeing Beyond Troubles” – “Serve in Humility” – 1 Peter 5:1-7
If we could talk with Peter, we would want to ask him all kinds of questions. If we asked him to name his lowest and highest moments in...
“Seeing Beyond Troubles” – “The End is Near” – 1 Peter 4:7-11
There is a story told by those who run marathons. The story is that in each marathon, every runner is going to hit “the wall.” The wall...
