When Adversity Becomes a TriumphPhil. 1:12-14“Most of the brethren rusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.”No one is exempt from the...  Read More

The Prayer that God Loves to AnswerPhil. 1:7-11“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excell...  Read More

The Basis for Confident LivingPhil 1:3-6“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” As customary with Paul, he begins h...  Read More

The Basis for Confident LivingPhil 1:3-6“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”As customary with Paul, he begins hi...  Read More

The Attitude of a ServantPhilippians 1:1-2“Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus.” We live in a culture where the mantra is personal empowerment and entitlement. One can even attend a three-...  Read More

A New MissionMatthew 28:16-20“To therefore and make disciples of all nations.”What is your life purpose and goal?  What would it say if you were to write down three or four sentences that you would li...  Read More

The Proof of the ResurrectionMatthew 28:57-28:15“Therefore give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third da, otehrwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, He...  Read More

The Cure for Sin“And Behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.”The moment Christ died, three critical events happened, events that...  Read More

The Cost of SinMatthew 27:45-50“And behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks were split.”What happened on the cross?  What is so significant...  Read More

The Irony of the CrucifixionMatthew 27:27-44“He saved others; He cannot save himself.  He is the King of Israel; Let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.”The crucifixion of Je...  Read More

The Pressure of Popular OpinionMatthew 27:11-26“And all the people said, ‘His blood shall be on us and our children!”The hardest thing to do is stand alone when the crowds are against you.  The questi...  Read More

Remorse, Repentance, and ForgivenessMatthew 26:69-27:10“And he went out and wept bitterly”As the trial of Jesus now takes center stage in the writings of Matthew, Matthew moves from the center stage t...  Read More