Last year, I wrote a blog series titled “Who is Jesus?” where we looked at the person of Christ. We discussed the fact that Jesus is both fully God and fully man. If you’ve never read that series, here’s a link: Who is Jesus? This year, I’d like to focus on the work of Christ….
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Lessons and studies from the Bible
From the Archives: Trials and Cozy Coupes
Note – The following is a re-post of one I wrote in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since we’ve been looking at passages in the book of James, I thought it might be fun to pull it out and take another look. Sometimes, you read something that sounds ridiculous. When our kids were little,…
Read MoreSpecial Post: A Bigger Threat than al-Qaeda?
I read an article last week that really stirred my emotions. Two men were discussing one of our political leaders. It doesn’t matter who any of the people are, and I won’t post a link to the article. This isn’t a political post. It’s a theological post. But more than that, it’s a post about…
Read MoreHow to Win the War Within You
The Bible says that each of us is in a constant state of battle. This conflict is within us, and it’s a battle between what God wants for us and what we want. It’s a battle over whether to submit to God or our selfish desires, over what we want to do and what we…
Read MoreYour Desires that Battle Within You
We’re looking at some lessons in the book of James, one of the most practical books in the Bible. We’ve talked about both the damage and the good that our mouths can do. One of the things we said is this: what comes out of the mouth reflects what’s in our hearts. If we have…
Read MoreWatch Your Mouth, part 2 – Be positive!
Our words matter. When our kids were little, they weren’t allowed to say the word “stupid.” One day, my wife was at a crowded grocery store on the same aisle with some of our church members. The girls were sitting in the grocery cart, or, as we call it in the South, the buggy, when…
Read MoreThe Close of the Letter: Three Things We Know
John has written this entire letter so that his people could know that their salvation is true, so it’s fitting that he closes the letter with three more things that we should know. As he’s done throughout this letter, John packs these little verses full of great theological truth. First, John reminds us that born-again…
Read MoreHaving Confidence in Your Prayers
Did your parents ever tell you something that you believed, and when you got older, you realized it wasn’t true? Like when your mom told you that if you made an ugly face, it would stick that way? I once heard a dad say to his daughter, “No, sweetie, the ice cream truck plays music…
Read MoreThat You May Know…
Remember that famous line in the movie Field of Dreams that goes, “If you build it, they will come”? You have no doubt that line was in the movie. However, the line is, “If you build it, he will come.” Or in the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, you just know the Evil…
Read MoreGod’s Rules are Not a Burden
We’ve been talking about John’s use of the three tests he gives his readers — the Doctrinal, Love, and Obedience tests. These are designed to help them evaluate the false teachers who have left the church. Now John rolls all three tests together into one paragraph. And, as usual, he gets right to the point: …
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