“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” (John 16:22)
We have sorrows in this life as well as joys. Solomon reflected on this nature of the fallen creation when he said, “there is an...
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is:
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will...
“Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith” (Romans 12:6).
All Believers are given God’s grace—His support, strength, encouragement, direction, and...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is:
“Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith” (Romans 12:6).
SERIES INTRO: This is the 3rd part in a new series...
“For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).
This is the first part in a new series looking at the concept of "grace." What is it? Grace in Christian theology is defined as “the free and unmerited favor of God, as...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is:
“For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).
SERIES INTRO: This is the 1st part in a new series looking at the concept of Grace. What is it? Grace in Christian theology is “the...
“But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ” (Philippians 3:7 NASB).
Many times old habits, struggles, or challenges revisit our lives. Maybe we get angry, struggle with an old temptation, or fall into immature...
“At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which is translated, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” (Mark 15:34 NASB).
Jesus had never been separated from His Father. He told the Jews, “I and...
Submission Deadline: March 29, 2015. Publication: April 7, 2015.
God desires praise. Two Hebrew words often translated as Praise mean “praise, give thanks, or confess, and to sing praise.” A third word translated “praise” is halal (the root of hallelujah), meaning...
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