Biblical Expectations Lead to Biblical Fruit

Biblical Expectations Lead to Biblical Fruit

There’s no doubt that in troublesome times, we are shaken in our faith and feel disoriented—What is happening to me?  Why is this happening?  Why am I stuck in this circumstance?  I think we need to admit that much of this is due to faulty expectations about the...
Receiving Promises Should Be Christ-Exalting

Receiving Promises Should Be Christ-Exalting

It’s our sin, rather than God’s stinginess, that creates a blockade separating us from God’s promises.  But we know that Christ has remedied our sin problem, removing the condemnation that we deserved and granting us the power that is necessary to meet God’s...
God’s Purposes Cannot Be Thwarted

God’s Purposes Cannot Be Thwarted

After seeing how God advanced the gospel through the removal of a king in Acts 12, we need to ask ourselves: In what area do you doubt the power of the gospel?  It could be the conversion of someone who has remained hostile or even indifferent to the truth of Christ. ...
Faithful Ministry Exemplified

Faithful Ministry Exemplified

These Christians in Acts 11:20 didn’t categorize people as churched or unchurched, meaning they didn’t treat mankind’s main problem as poor church attendance.  Instead, it’s obvious that they classified everyone as either being reconciled to God through faith in...