Matthew 16:13-20 In this passage, we see a confession of the identity of our Lord Jesus Christ. We learn that who the church says that Jesus is, has eternal significance.
Isaiah 62:1-12 Today I highlight the distinction between expectation and fulfillment, between anticipation and accomplishment. Again, this is the last Sunday before Christmas, and so I want to focus this…
Acts 10:34-43 What is the message of Christmas? It is that God welcomes sinners. Today, let’s look at this summary of the Savior’s ministry in order to better under the…
Matthew 11:1-19 How do we prepare for Christmas in its truest sense? What kind of thoughts fill your mind as you enter this season of the year, and how might…
Hebrews 7:23-28 This week’s passage focuses more on how Christ is greater than the OT high priests, and on how he accomplishes the salvation that the old ministry anticipated. This…
Matthew 7:13-29 Jesus invites people to respond to his teaching.[1] He does so by warning against insufficient responses to his message that result in spiritual ruin. He does so by…
Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is not a pipe-dream but is a reality that Christ is working to produce among his people on the basis of his finished work. Because Jesus lived,…
1 Kings 8:22–30 Here, the in the place where God’s people assemble for worship, what does God want us to see? Let’s answers that question from this passage, then, which…
Romans 1:1-6, 16-17 The goal of Christian ministry is to produce loving Christians by placing the gospel at the center of our Christianity. That goal, then, demands that we answer…
Psalm 110:1–7 How can the ideal king also be a priest? That’s what Psalm 110 will tell us, and in doing so, it will give us another look at what…