A Disciple Imitates
Paul urges Timothy to remain faithful to Jesus despite hardship. For Paul, faithfulness requires specific spiritual qualities. Timothy will need courage (reference back to vv....
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A Disciple Knows Joy
Paul doesn’t begin with a sense of urgency to combat the invading heresy as he does in I Timothy. Instead, the apostle opens with a...
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Joel: God Restores
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Isaiah: God’s Great Promise
Isaiah’s epic prophecies are the storyline of the Bible in a single book. There are 39 books in the Old Testament: the first 39 chapters...
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Micah: What God Wants
Micah is called from his rustic small town to the big city of Jerusalem to confront the people of God about their injustice. Micah makes...
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Hosea: God’s Redeeming Love
Hosea’s life is his sermon. Called by God to marry a faithless wife, Hosea pursues her with an unrelenting love. This was God’s last-ditch attempt...
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Jonah: Running from God
Father’s Day is a good day for a “big fish story.” The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible...
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What is Your Foundation?
Today’s message brings the Sermon on the Mount to a close. Jesus gave an invitation to respond to His truth. He did it through the...
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Going Against The Flow
As Jesus nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, he encourages persistence in praying to the Father, gives us the Golden Rule, and...
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Your First Priority
In verses 19-24, Jesus emphasized that we have to choose between serving God or stuff (mammon). That choice has another natural consequence – anxiety. If...
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Judgment and Discernment
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus moves from personal temptations to interpersonal temptations. He warns against inappropriate judging (v. 1-5) and commends appropriate evaluation...
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Where is Your Treasure?
In the first half of Matthew 6, Jesus describes the believer’s private life (giving, praying, fasting); in the second half he is concerned with our...
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