Nehemiah calms a crowd crying over their sins as they listen t o God's Word. He tells them to rejoice because the joy of the Lord is their strength. What…
In his letter to believers in Asia Minor, John has to defend the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ. False teaching separated the two and caused all kinds of confusion,…
Looking at the familiar passage of Gabriel's visit to Mary in Luke 1, Luke helps us to see how Mary is valued by God and that this passage encourages women…
Paul tells us if we want to show how Jesus lives in us we need to remove old sinful habits and replace them with positive Spirit-filled habits. How do we…
Paul continues in vv.7-18 to defend his ministry. He does that by declaring how God changes lives through the Word as he shared it. Paul's 'credentials' are the changed lives…
Paul has to defend his authority to preach the gospel because false teachers claiming to have similar authority have infiltrated the Corinthian church. How did Paul defend himself against false…
Paul doesn't thank god for the Christians until he has finished praising God for the blessings of salvation in 1:3-14! How does God's grace shape Paul's praying?
Paul's enthusiasm for the blessings of the gospel fills the intro of Ephesians before he even thanks God for them! Why is being 'in Christ' such a blessing and source…
