Speaking on Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, Brother Luke Harriman emphasizes the importance of pressing forward in our comprehension of the incomprehensible love of Christ.
Brother Laurel Smalling shared this message from 1 Kings, warning that there is a time for everything and we need to wait on the Lord when it is time to wait, rest when it is time to rest, and run when it is time to run.
This Mother’s Day, it is encouraging to look to the first evangelists: the women at the empty tomb. Specifically, Brother Luke Harriman considers “the other Mary” in Matthew 28, highlighting the fact that God sees all that we do, even we might feel overlooked by the people in our lives.
Reading through John 20, Brother Collin shared some encouraging thoughts concerning the resurrected Lord.
The description of the Lord Jesus in Romans 8:33–34 assures us that He is for us to an extent that nothing else could ever stand against us.
Looking to the Mount of Transfiguration story in Matthew, Brother Collin directs our gaze toward the Lord Jesus alone, allowing for no distractions or competition.
Reflecting on the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 helps to remind us that Christ’s death on the cross is the truly acceptable sacrifice that opens the way for us to approach God in worship.
Many times in Scripture, we encounter the word “therefore,” and it is always a good idea to ask, “What is it there for?” Brother Laurel Smalling considers three of these instances as he encourages us to commit afresh to draw near to the Lord.
The cross of Christ stands at the center of all eternity, and we can see that mirrored in the structure of the most well-known of Isaiah’s “Servant Songs,” found in Isaiah 52:13–53:12. We we learn to focus on and orient our lives around the true center of God’s purposes.
Brother Collin Beckford shared a few thoughts from our Thursday night Bible Study on 2 Timothy at our Lord’s Day meeting. As Paul says to Timothy, we have this confidence: that the Lord knows those who are His. May those of us who belong to Him depart from iniquity.
As a demonstration of the way truths of the Old Testament are revealed in the New Testament, Brother Norris Clarke shared this meditation on the bronze serpent from Numbers 21.
Looking at the examples of Abraham and Moses, we can see the importance of having God as our ultimate treasure and reward. All else fades in comparison to this “one absorbing treasure that fills our heart and eye,” as the hymn puts it.
The opening verses of each of the first seven psalms hold much for our encouragement when it comes to living lives of prayer and devotion to the Lord. (The recording begins a few minutes into the message, just after Brother Laurel had read Psalm 1:1.)
At the end of Romans 8, Paul presents us with three powerful rhetorical questions that, as we meditate on them, can give us the confidence to face any difficulty in our lives.
In the well-known prophecy about the coming of the Lord in Isaiah 9, we read five beautiful names of the Messiah that speak of His matchless, incomparable character.
Brother Norris Clarke shares these few thoughts on the importance of aligning our thought patterns to the Lord through the power of His Spirit. While we might think it is always a good thing to “think for ourselves,” this can lead us into trouble, just as it did the people of Israel in the days of the judges.
As things go “back to normal,” it is good for us to reflect on the past and project into the future. In a way, we find ourselves in a similar situation to that of the Babylonian exiles who returned to Judah. As we meet this small group in Ezra 3 and the book of Haggai, we find them worshiping, weeping, working, and waiting.
For our final Lord’s Day meeting on Zoom, Brother Luke Harriman shared this message from Jeremiah 31 where the Lord assures His people He would gather them again from their captivity. We can truly give thanks to God for His faithful shepherding care over the past eighteen months online as we anticipate regathering in person next week.
Brother Colin Beckford shared these few words of encouragement as we remembered the Lord as our Good Shepherd, as revealed in John 10.
Brother Laurel Smalling takes us to Revelation 19, where we see the song of the glorified saints, who eternally will sing the praise of the Lord Jesus in the presence of God.