Psalm 40:1-8; Matthew 6:10 When we pray, ‘Thy will be done’, because Christ has perfectly done the will of the Father for us, now, by God the Holy Spirit, we…
Genesis 17:1-8; Matthew 6:9-10 When we pray, ‘Thy kingdom come’, we are asking God to rule us right now, to gather us faithfully, and to bring us home at last.
Colossians 1:15-20; Genesis 1:26-28 God created humanity to bear His image as royal sons. But through Christ, the true image, He restores His people to their original glory, and by…
Matthew 5:43-48 The sons of God are known by their likeness to their Father, who loves His enemies. In other words, because believers are covenant children, covenant children of the…
Malachi 2:13-16 God calls His covenant people to reflect His own faithfulness by living faithfully in marriage, for marriage is His covenant design.
Matthew 5:27-30 Because Christ calls his people to radical holiness, believers must pursue purity of heart through mortification of sin by the Spirit, resting in Christ's finished work.
Luke 16:19-31 If people do not listen to what God says in his word, even seeing the miracle of someone being resurrected from the dead shall not convince them of…
Matthew 5:1-12 What does it mean to be blessed? To be blessed is to be brought by grace into saving communion with God, through the Covenant of Grace, mediated by…
Matthew 5:1-12 These Beatitudes begin the Sermon on the Mount. What Jesus is seeking to do is instruct us in what it means to live a life aligned with his…
Genesis 26:26-35 Like our Savior, we should be peacemakers…and also expecting trouble – even in our families.