A quick look at three scenes from the Bible featuring lepers can teach us a lot about the humility that should come to us as we realize who we are apart from Christ. This can result in worship and thanks to the Lord.
On our first fellowship Sunday since the pandemic, we were treated to a special selection of gospel songs by the Huebners, who shared some scriptural truths from each one to encourage and challenge all in attendance. This was followed by a brief word of exhortation by Brother Viv John.
On our first fellowship Sunday since the pandemic began, Brother Viv John shared this encouraging word from 1 Corinthians 15 on the beauty of true Christian fellowship.
Brother Laurel Smalling brought this word of encouragement from Psalm 119, reminding all of us of the importance of walking according to the revealed will of God in His Word.
Brother Kazi shared this clear message about spiritual death as he called us all—especially the many young people among us—to be honest with the Lord about our spiritual state.
In John 7, Jesus invites all who are thirsty to come to Him and drink. That offer is still available to us today.
While Jonah may have foolishly thought he could run away from the presence of God, Brother Norris Clarke points out that we are always in His presence. As we meditate on this truth, as seen beautifully in Psalm 139, we can take great comfort in knowing that He will never leave us or forsake us.
Brother Collin shared this meditation on the different ways people saw the Lord Jesus as He died on the cross. May our eyes be continually fixed on Him throughout the week.
The experience on the Mount of Transfiguration must have been a spiritual high for the three disciples. But they soon encountered the confusion, challenges, and conflicts of life as they descended back into the valley. Like them, we can use our mountaintop experiences with the Lord to keep us going when things get hard.
During a visit to Lake Worth, Brother Viv John shared this encouragement from the disciples’ experience with Jesus in the storm, reminding us to lean on Him as the source of our calm, comfort, and ultimate victory.
As we reflect on the celebration of American independence on July 4th this year, it can be a good opportunity for us as believers to remember our utter dependence on the Lord. For, while we are certainly free in the deepest sense of the word, we are also called to use that freedom to serve God and others.
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.