Is Talent Enough?

Read Rom. 12:3-8 … One of the better known parables told by Jesus is the parable of the Talents. A similar version of this parable occurs in both Matthew and Luke with the major differences being the number of servants and the amount of money given to each. In Luke there are 10 servants each …

Metamorphosis

Read Colossians 3:1-17 … Sometimes folks get into a rut and a well-meaning friend might give the unsolicited advice of – “Why don’t you (fill in the blank)? The change will do you good.” While there is value to being in a rut at times: it gives one stability, it makes life more navigable, it …

I Saw That

Read Matthew 5:13-16 … Outside of one’s family, sometimes the closest people in our lives are our co-workers. Not everyone has the type of job where they spend a lot of time with co-workers, but other people spend 8-12 hours a day together. People tend to get close and start to learn about one another. …

The Higher Law

Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 … In his book The Gagging of God, D. A. Carson reminds us of something the Founding Fathers of the United States recognized. “The Federalist Papers show that limited government was widely understood to be possible only where society was largely constrained by a moral consensus. John Adams went so far …

Jesus is Coming Soon

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:15 – 5:4 … Sometimes songwriters do not make good theologians. Considerations of tempo, meter, and poetical structures can skew the message being presented in a hymn. On the other hand, some songwriters take great pains to present a well-constructed song which presents a message that falls in line with Scriptural truths. …

Hospitality

Read Matthew 25:34-46 … While growing up, the basic model of hospitality that I saw typically followed some patterns. First, there was always something brewing around some fellowship connected with church: a youth fellowship at someone’s house or at the building, one of the various banquets that occur during the year, or a class fellowship …

Prophetess

Read 1 Peter 4:7-11 … Over the last few weeks, we have taken the time to look at four women that are specifically noted to be prophetesses by the Scriptures: Huldah, Miriam, Deborah, and Anna. These are not the only women in the Scriptures referred to as prophetesses, the word is used about others four …