Devotional thought for Today – 03/04/2021

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 This portion of 1 Thessalonians 5 can be divided into two sections; v.12-22 and v.23-28. The first is a series of exhortations or final instructions on how to live as faithful believers pending the return of Christ.  The latter is Pauls’s final salutation and blessing to the church.  The two are fully … More Devotional thought for Today – 03/04/2021

Personal Prerequisites for Bible Study

While reading this excellent article, two things came to mind Pharisees and Revelation 22:18-19. The only “first and foremost for a “Christian” is God and his unfeigned Word. Personal Prerequisites for Bible Study All the talk today is about personal identity. A growing number of people are convinced that what qualifies or disqualifies a person to lead a … More Personal Prerequisites for Bible Study

Devotional Thought for Today – 03/02/2021

Philippians 1 Chapter 1 includes a brief introduction (Philippians 1:1–2) followed by three key sections. First, Paul gives thanks and prayer on behalf of the Philippian Christians (Philippians 1:3–11). Second, he focuses on the expansion of the gospel (Philippians 1:12–18). Third, he emphasizes that, for the believer, to live is Christ and to die is … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/02/2021

Devotional Thought for Today – 03/01/2021

PSALM 73  Curiously enough this Seventy-third Psalm corresponds in subject with the Thirty-seventh: it will help the memory of the young to notice the reversed figures. The theme is that ancient stumbling block of good men, which Job’s friends could not get over; viz. –the present prosperity of wicked men and the sorrows of the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/01/2021

SUNDAY SERMON SERIES – The Heart of the Matter

Mark 7 I have written extensively about the “heart” of the man and how messed up it can be, you can search in the box to the right to see the other posts.  Mark Chapter 7 begins with most modern translations having a heading something similar to;  That which defiles, The Traditions of the Elders, Traditions … More SUNDAY SERMON SERIES – The Heart of the Matter