Romans 1:7

Romans 1:7 says believers are called to be “saints” – We discussed this briefly last week but since we are so called it would help us to know more of this calling of sainthood.  The Greek work that this word is derived from is the work hagios. Its Hebrew equivalent is kadosh. Its basic meaning is to be … Read more

Colossians 3:22-25

Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the … Read more

Romans 1:18-20

Romans 1:18 teaches us that the wrath of God is quite real.  The word wrath means God’s holy aversion to all that is evil.  It is not something sudden but a consistent state of God’s attitude toward unrighteousness.  God is angry with two classes of men the ungodly and the unrighteous. The ungodly are people who … Read more

Colossians 3:12-17

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in … Read more

Colossians 2:1-8

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of … Read more

Acts 2 – Shavuot

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were … Read more

Colossians 1:24-29

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the … Read more

Colossians 1:1-14

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae:Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith … Read more

Daniel 5:1-31

This chapter begins with the party of the century thrown by the King of Babylon and demonstrates that God can bring judgment suddenly when we think everything is fine in our lives. As will seen, this is the night that the Babylonian Empire would fall to the Persians, October 12, 539 B.C.  In the first … Read more

Daniel 3:1-30

Daniel 3:1 In the last chapter Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a statue, the head of which was of gold, the breast and arms of silver, the middle portion of bronze, the legs of iron, and the feet and toes of iron mixed with clay. As Daniel interpreted the dream, the head represented the great … Read more