While most of what happens in church is not reflected in this chapter, the role of the pastor is put on display. And in a clear case of what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, what is required and expected of the pastor is largely the same for every member. So what does God expect of your pastor, and you?
Let’s look at how Paul carried the cross and built bridges. They were built almost singularly with one tool. It is a key attribute of God and God’s greatest commandment, love.
The Berean believers leave us a lasting legacy of what a legitimate loving and saving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ looks like.
Make no mistake about it, Paul’s missionary journeys were not meant to spread Christmas cheer, open coffee shops, or start yoga groups. Paul was in the world to plant churches, God-centered, biblical churches, which the world needs now much more than ever.
What if Jesus of Nazareth had never been born? What if He had not lived and died and lived again to fulfill the promises of Holy Scripture? Can you imagine what kind of life we would have without the Lord Jesus Christ?
We Americans seem to be unsatisfied with our Christmas gifts. Returns have risen rapidly for the past decade. Last year over half of us returned one or more gifts and over one-third of total gifts were returned by January 1.
Among our heroes of the faith in Holy Scripture, one of the most overlooked and misunderstood is a lovely lady by the name of Hadassah. That was her Jewish name.
Joseph is one of the most enigmatic yet important persons in Christian history. Unlike Jesus and Mary, there are no outstanding Old Testament prophecies about him.
Chuck Colson had to go to prison to find peace with God. He was Ivy League smart (Brown University), but his intellect drew him away from the Lord. He was military grade tough (a U.S. Marine), but his heart was hardened to the gospel.
This text shows us some things, hard things, we should emulate in order to catapult our congregation from being a good church into being a gospel church, from merely enjoying one another to bringing others to Jesus Christ.
