So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity
Continue reading...Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
Continue reading...To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings. All God’s people here send you greetings,
Continue reading...But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. For he longs for all of you
Continue reading...I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. For everyone
Continue reading...And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled
Continue reading...It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can
Continue reading...Yahweh has had one of the worst marriages possible! Jeremiah 3 chronicles some of it: “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would
Continue reading...What is God’s standard for marriage? What is it He desires to see as a reflection of His relationship to His people in the lives of married couples? Surely He requires us to keep our vow of lifelong
Continue reading...He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” (Mark 3:5) This was written about Jesus in the midst of a test the Pharisees
Continue reading...Jesus makes two remarkable statements in front of his disciples during their time in the upper room right before he is arrested and crucified: “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that
Continue reading...Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! Lover of my soul; Friends may fail me, foes assail me, He, my Savior, makes me whole. These words by Wilbur Chapman in 1910 (hear the music and sing along with
Continue reading...Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert (Luke 4:1). One of the most important factors in Jesus’ earthly life was His dependence upon the Holy
Continue reading...When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement
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