April 25, 2023
In our passage, we see Jesus humbling himself and washing his disciples’ feet. By this action, Jesus showed his disciples that, what was shocking and humiliating to everyone else, must become gloriously normal among Jesus’ followers. Followers of Jesus must endure mockery of the world, love their enemies, and speak the truth even when it […]
April 16, 2023
In this passage, the Apostle Paul warns his readers to watch out for the danger of putting your confidence in the flesh. Being in Jesus, means attaching our confidence to the resurrected Christ.
April 9, 2023
As we unpack the meaning of Easter from 1 Peter 1:3-9, we learn it brings new life in place of death, new hope in place of despair, and new joy in place of sadness.
April 2, 2023
Habakkuk 3 a closing hymn. It’s a sung prayer that contains two elements: Revelation (we learn something about God) and a Response (we see how the truth about God impacts us). Having heard God’s answer to his questions, Habakkuk breaks forth in worship.
March 26, 2023
In our passage today, God reassures us that there will be a glorious end to our pain and suffering. God’s gives Habakkuk a glimpse of what is to come and that future includes the full manifestation of the justice and glory of God.
March 19, 2023
How can a Holy God use horrendous things to advance His purposes? There is no easy answer to the problem of evil. But as we study Habakkuk’s hard questions, we learn that, while He doesn’t tell us everything we want to know, God tells us what we need to know by giving us His Word […]
March 12, 2023
The book of Habakkuk opens with the prophet’s first question: “does God care about corruption within His people and the wickedness of the world?” God responds, stating He will use the wicked world to purify His people. What we learn in Habakkuk might surprise us and may be difficult to hear; but God is Sovereign […]
March 5, 2023
What does it mean to put our faith in Christ? In John 4:43-54, we see two examples of faith: fragile and firm. The first looks at what it can see with no sense of confidence or assurance. The latter listens to what Jesus says and takes Him at His word.
February 26, 2023
In our passage today, as Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman, we see how God extends grace to the most unlikely of sinners. We should be encouraged that it doesn’t matter who you are or what you have done, Jesus’ opens his arms to all. We should also be challenged by this passage because Jesus […]
February 19, 2023
Often, we relativize the things Jesus said; we treat his words as if they’re something to debate. Jesus alone has ultimate authority because he is the fulfillment of all God’s promises, He is the fullness of God in human flesh, and as a result He has the final word.