Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 2
Ephesians 1:11-14
Continuing with the foundational theme of God's Sovereignty, Paul denotes two distinct groups of believers. "We" are Jewish believers, "the first to put our hope in Christ" and…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 1
Ephesians 1:1-10
My previous message from II Corinthians 4 focused on the suffering of the Apostle Paul for preaching the gospel and standing firm in his faith. Our present world…
The Uphill Nature of the Christian Walk
II Corinthians 4:7-18
With the arrival of covid and the ripple effect that transpired, life has been anything but normal the past two years. However we are not the only generation…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (5)
Luke 2:21-35
Advent 2021 concludes in the NT with Joseph and Mary having the Christ-child circumcised on the 8th day in Bethlehem. Then they traveled to Jerusalem to consecrate Him…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (4)
Psalm 89:19-21
Our Advent focus remained in the book of Psalms for the annual Christmas message. Ethan the Ezrahite, the writer of Psalm 89, was calling out to Yahweh-God to…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (3)
Psalm 67:1-7
Continuing the exploration of Advent through inspired ancient foreteilling in the book of Psalms. Although Psalm 67 is not typically considered a messianic psalm, the theme of salvation…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (2)
Psalm 2:1-12
Peace is the theme of the 2nd week of Advent. In keeping with our focus on messianic prophesies in the Book of Psalms, we unpacked David's inspired insights…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (1)
Psalm 45
The Torah or Old Testament Scriptures provided a wide variety of indicators to recognize the arrival of the long awaited Messiah. One of the prominent books of prophesy…
Thankfulness in Christ Jesus
Colossians 3:12-17
Last week we unpacked an OT psalm of thanksgiving, so it was fitting to prepare for our national day of thanks by unpacking a NT passage focused on…
The Awesomeness of God
Psalm 66:1-20
Taking a seasonal break from the ongoing Light and Darkness series, we unpacked the psalmist's call for songs of joy and praise to God. This psalm focuses first…