My initial thoughts upon picking up this book for the first time were, “What in the world could this possibly have for me?” Power struggles are not something I deal with, either in the church or in my own personal life, to any great degree. So I was less than enthused going into this book….
Coffee Break – 07.03.2017
In the United States, tomorrow is Independence Day, a day we celebrate our freedom as a nation, and the beginning of this Constitutional Republic. On this day, we typically celebrate with cookouts and fireworks, and we focus on the fun. But the meaning is so much deeper as we remember and celebrate the birth of…
Memorize Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-9
The entire letter of 1 Peter is focused on the persecuted church and those believers who are experience such times. Peter’s immediate audience was in the first century, but his words apply across time as well. In this week’s passage, he turns to some practical application of how to live in such times. Take a…
Memorize Scripture: 1 Peter 4:5-6
From one of the clearest statements Peter makes, which we looked at last week, we move to one of the most difficult statements to understand in his letter. It’s confusing, but it’s in there for a reason. You can see it for yourself in 1 Peter 4:5-6. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”1 Peter 4:5-6″] Peter has just…
Memorize Scripture: 1 Peter 4:3-4
This passage of 1 Peter is one of the clearest statements that Peter makes that he is writing to people who are not Jewish, but Gentile and pagan. You can see his statement in 1 Peter 4:3-4. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”1 Peter 4:3-4″] Peter uses a very general word here that can be translated either or…
The Grace Of God
Most of the time, we read Psalm 103 and we think of our worship of God. And that is a correct view of this psalm, but it falls short of completely understanding this passage. In this psalm, we not only see worship, but we can see why we are to worship. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”The Grace…