Forming a biblical foundation for life
Father, On this fifth day of Christmas, we rejoice in the angel’s announcement of Good News. It truly does fill our hearts with joy. It is Your Good News for all people. A Savior has been born to us. This Savior is Christ the Lord. He is Your King who has come to save His … Continue reading Fifth Day of Christmas Prayer
The following is part one of a three-part series on Advent. This series is for the adult Sunday School class at Pioneer Bible Church. We are in the season of Advent. I used to view Advent simply as the time leading up to Christmas. Advent is the time every year that we study Matthew 1-2 … Continue reading Advent Part One – Season of Darkness, Death, Exile, and Longing
As I watch the news, listen to speeches filled with empty promises and absolute nonsense, and watch the downward spiral of our culture, there are biblical descriptors that continually come to mind. Maybe you have thought of these verses lately. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 17:6b, 21:25b) There is a … Continue reading Wage War Against Despair
Father, I am so thankful for the GIFT of salvation. I thank You that You have not given me my wages. I have only earned death. Thank You that it is not by any works that I have done in my self-righteousness, but it is completely by Your mercy that You have saved me. Thank … Continue reading Not By Works
As our church family is studying Ephesians, we are considering spiritual death in Ephesians 2:1-3. What does it mean that we are spiritually dead apart from Christ? In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul really pulls back the white sheet or lifts the casket lid on humanity's deadness apart from Jesus Christ. This truth also connects to the … Continue reading Ephesians 2:1-3 Dead in Trespasses and Sin (Part One)
The following is the outline of a sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on April 3, 2022. God Has Made the Mystery of His Will Known to Us – Ephesians 1:9-10[1] What has God made known to us?The mystery of His willWhat does “will” mean?Greek Word: thelayma; θέλημαTwo possibilities of meaning:God’s determination (Hebrew-Greek)[2]God’s preferred will … Continue reading The Mystery of His Will – Eph 1:9-10
As I got ready for the day the Spirit brought 1 John 5:21 to mind. It is a short and simple command: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Why did John give this command? Keeping it in context, 1 John 5:20 gives us the answer: And we know that the Son of God is … Continue reading Keep Yourselves from Idols
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.John 5:24 I have been reading Full Assurance by Harry Ironside. I was greatly encouraged by his explanation of the "five links" … Continue reading Assurance
I love Paul's hymn of praise in Colossians 1:15-20. What a detailed and worshipful description of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! May our minds be filled with thoughts of Him, and may our hearts be filled with praise to Him! Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: … Continue reading Behold Your God
I was leaning down to pick up the shattered pieces of the window to our storage room. A big, jagged hole was in the glass pane, and a long crack ran along the entire window face. Small pieces of glass were everywhere. I was a little numb. My three year old son had tried to … Continue reading Shattered Window: A Gospel Picture
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