Text: Hebrews 12:15-29 Have you ever noticed just how much of the bible is narrative? It’s one long story – a true story and part of world history. Much of it is told without commentary, leaving you and me to judge the people and the events for ourselves. It is not that God is neutral about what’s gone on, it’s
“I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
The Samaritans believed that Mount Gerizim was God’s chosen place for the temple, rather than Jerusalem. Sychar was a Samaritan city on the northern flank of Mount Gerizim, about 60 km north of Jerusalem and about 70 km south of Capernaum. One day at noon, a woman of Sychar went to draw water from Jacob’s well near the city. She
Few books capture the darkness of the human heart as starkly as William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. For many of us, it was required reading in high school English class, one of those books almost everyone was assigned at some point. The novel tells the story of a group of British schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island after a
Throughout his letter, John provides strong testimony to counter those who denied that Jesus—the Son of God—truly came in the flesh. Flowing from the truth that Jesus indeed came from the Father, John draws several essential conclusions: Confidence in Salvation and Confidence in Prayer (vv. 13-15 John states plainly why he writes: so that Christians “may know that [they] have
One of the favourite hymns of our grandchildren is “These are the Days of Elijah.” One weekend recently our grandson Luca came to visit and he wanted us to sing this song with him. This hymn is incredibly encouraging and shows Christians we have reason to celebrate. The song shows us, as the Bible reveals to us, how the prophecies
Jesus’ Letter to His People Assembled in Sardis Revelation 3:1–6 Part 2 Part 1 is available at https://gospelherald.org/be-watching-and-strengthen-the-things-remaining-revelation-31-6/ A False Sense of Security Cyrus the Great lived from about 600–530 BC. Cyrus was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the first Persian Empire. He wanted to capture and include Lydia in his empire. Croesus consulted an oracle
A boy got in trouble at school. He said a “bad” word. He said, “hate.” He could have claimed to be a girl. That is accepted if not openly encouraged. He could have used any of the ugliest curse words. That is free speech. But he said that he hated a certain football team, and for using the word “hate”
Here is a psalm that must have an interesting history. Strange things are said about it.The heading in the LXX reads, “When the house was built after the captivity, a Song by [or to] David.” How can it have been written after the captivity and yet been written to or by David?! Most of this psalm is quoted in 1
Psalm 95 divides into two major parts: a call to worship and a warning. Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the Lord is
We will mention a couple of important matters raised by the psalm, but these first two will not be dwelt on at length. First, it is best avoid preaching while praying. It is generally harmful to speak to the people while pretending to speak to God. Yet it must be admitted thatothers are naturally going to learn from our prayers.
As hard as it may be to believe, 2025 is coming to its end and 2026 is here. For those of you who have been following a “read through the Bible in a year” program, you are almost finished for the year. Time to plan for next year. I have been reading through the Bible every year for quite a
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