Text: Mark 3:22-30 Perhaps most of us have had the feeling at some point…that some particular sin that we have committed, has separated us from God and that there is no going back. Kind of like…now I have really done it. God is out of patience and tired of dealing with me? And if we have come to that place,
Jesus’ Letter to His Assembly in Thyatira – Part 3 Part 1 is available at https://gospelherald.org/what-you-have-hold-fast-until-i-come-jesus-letter-to-thyatira / The background in Part 1 helps us understand Jesus’ powerful words and imagery to His people assembled in Thyatira and their application in our lives today. Part 2 is available at https://gospelherald.org/what-you-have-hold-fast-until-i-come/ 4. Jesus’ Consequences As a further gesture of His grace, though
Anger is a God-given emotion, a strong feeling of displeasure in response to something we don’t like. Anger gives us additional strength. The hormone, adrenaline, is released into the blood stream. We are more alert. Our heart beats faster. Our blood pressure rises. Our muscles tense up, ready for action. That’s how our body is influenced by anger. In the
Do you ever wonder what Jesus meant in Mathew 10:34 when he said: “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword”? At first glance, this verse seems surprising. We often associate Jesus with peace – He is the Prince of Peace. When Isaiah prophesied about the birth
“But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.” (Philippians 2:19-20) Jesus had such an impact on Paul’s heart, that whenever someone saw Paul they saw
The precursors to modern pornography date back to prehistoric times. One of the oldest known artifacts is a 35,000-year-old ivory statuette discovered in the Hohle Fels cave near Stuttgart, Germany, which features exaggerated female sexual characteristics. We are reminded of the Bible’s description of human society just before God destroyed it in a flood: “ Then the Lord saw that
This article is the sixth in a series drawn from the book of 1 John. The previous articles appeared in earlier issues of the Gospel Herald during 2025. These articles are adapted from Bible class lessons and revised for publication, each focusing on a specific section of John’s letter. By the series’ end, we will have covered the entire book.
It was July 30, 1945, near the end of the Second World War, when the American battle cruiser USS Indianapolis was struck by a Japanese torpedo and sank within twelve minutes. About 1,200 men had been on board. Around 300 went down with the ship, and roughly 900 were left floating in the waters of the Pacific. For four days
The Gospel According to Mark is thought to be the first one written about the life of Christ, followed by Matthew, Luke and John. Most scholars believed that the gospel was written in Rome between AD 60-70. According to Papias (AD 70-155; a pupil of apostle John) it was the apostle Peter who related to him, the words and works
Text: Job 42:10-17 The final chapter of this book is something of an epilogue, because it tells us the rest of the story including what happened to the main characters. It also answers some of the questions raised in the book…like So What? What’s the point? Why did it all happen? And what’s our takeaway? It’s pretty clear from what
Revelation 2:18–29 Jesus’ Letter to His Assembly in Thyatira – Part 2 Part 1 is available at https://gospelherald.org/what-you-have-hold-fast-until-i-come-jesus-letter-to-thyatira / The background in Part 1 helps us understand Jesus’ powerful words and imagery to His people assembled in Thyatira and their application in our lives today. Jesus’ said, 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son
Text: 1 John 3:11-24 This article is the fifth in a series drawn from the book of 1 John. The first four appeared in earlier issues of the Gospel Herald during 2025. These articles are adapted from Bible class lessons and revised for publication, each focusing on a specific section of John’s letter. By the series’ end, we will have
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