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Category Archives: faith
only Jesus: assurance of God’s hope
Hebrews 5:11-6:20. The author of Hebrews challenged his readers to live up to their profession. To him, it was not enough for a person to claim to be a Christian, then live a life of arrested development. The Christian life … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, discipleship, faith, forgiveness, growth, Jesus Christ, judgment, perseverance, scriptures, witness
Tagged Hebrews 5, Hebrews 6
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Israel and heaven’s king
Matthew 15. Jesus and his disciples were in the middle of a concerted campaign to reach “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” with the gospel. They are proclaiming his message, and he is backing up their words with … Continue reading
Posted in discernment, ethnic Israel, faith, genuineness, integrity
Tagged Matthew 15
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a day in the life of heaven’s king
Matthew 14. Herod celebrated his birthday by murdering John the Baptist. It was a tragedy for the kingdom of heaven brought about by the lust and fear of one of earth’s kings. Later, when Herod learned of the success … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 14
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expectations and heaven’s king
Matthew 9. In this chapter, Matthew reveals how much Jesus challenged the status quo as he ministered in Capernaum. He was not what people expected of the Messiah. Questions emerged everywhere he went – some out of opposition, but … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, enemies, faith, humility, kingdom of God, ministry, pride
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the authority of heaven’s king
Matthew 8. At the conclusion of his sermon on the mount, the crowds were astonished at the authority with which Jesus had taught (7:28-29). Authority is the right to decide things. It is the ability to make commands in a … Continue reading
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testing heaven’s king
Matthew 4:1-11. Jesus responded rightly to each of the devil’s temptations in this narrative. He used the word of God to combat the challenges the tempter brought to him. Yet it is equally clear that there are fundamental flaws in … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, faith, genuineness, Jesus Christ, prayer, scriptures
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taking back the prodigal
Philemon 8-22. Onesimus had not been kidnapped and sold as a slave to Philemon. He was a bondservant. He had found himself in a poor state financially, probably having incurred a debt he could not repay. He needed the help … Continue reading
mission: insist on good works
Titus 3:1-8a. Paul is the champion of salvation by grace, apart from works. He teaches that in this text when he says that God “saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own … Continue reading
mission: preach the faith
Titus 1:1-4. Paul had placed Titus in Crete for the reason that Timothy had been stationed in Ephesus. Titus was a missionary, tasked with the establishment of the newly planted churches. Titus was a disciple of Paul – or, as … Continue reading
Posted in church, destruction in hell, eternal life, faith, gospel, resurrection, witness
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mission: be stewards of God’s treasure
1 Timothy 1. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus are sometimes called the pastoral epistles, although they were not written by a pastor (Paul was an apostle) and neither Timothy nor Titus were pastors. These two men were missionaries, appointed … Continue reading
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