Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Christ’s kingdom is one of love. And even now, he’s calling us, he’s working in us, he’s changing us – so that the love of his kingdom would be in us.
He is not God of the dead, but of the living.
True worship of God is grateful worship of His Son, Jesus.
As long as this current world remains, the power of earthly politics never has been, and never will be the hope of God’s people. We don’t owe it to Caesar to give him that much credit.
"And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled..."
Either you’ll receive the Son, and be made right with the true master of the vineyard. Or you’ll repel him, and you'll try to be the master.
Jesus, as God is supreme over creation, as its maker, and over redemption, as the God-man who submitted himself to death for us.
In Psalm 31 David's experience shows us that in the midst of persistent problems we can take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ.
It’s a consequence, when Jesus leaves people in their ignorance. In fact, it’s one of the most serious consequences that you and I could face.
Jesus is offended by superficial religious activity that doesn’t produce reverent fruit toward God.
To rightly walk with God, we need to be built up in the knowledge of his will.
Jesus comes humbly, as a suffering servant. He uniquely comes as a righteous representative for humanity, bringing salvation to a ruined people.
God is faithful to his promises in the most extraordinary ways, and he gives great honor to his servants.
The ideas and instructions laid out here are given for our good, so that we’d be rooted in Christ and built up in his truth.
But here’s what Bartimaeus was good at. He knew how to beg for mercy. And he knew who to beg from.
Our king came down to serve his peasants. The master of heaven came to give us the most precious thing he had. He came to give us himself – to give up his dying breath, so that we could be filled with His Spirit of life.
How should Christians handle adversity? Peter reminds us to look at God's past mercy, our future glory, and so find present joy.
With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.
Not only does God support his people with a lifetime warranty. But he tells us that his faithfulness is forever. His faithfulness to those who trust him – it continues beyond our earthly lifetimes.