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... identify himself as to which “James” he was (James 1:1), the author is widely thought to be James the half-brother of Jesus. James was ... of the Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament, encouraging God's people to act like God's people. The pages of James are filled with ...
... ministry experience and what I learned from it. I leave the specifics of how it applies to your situation up to you.
I was holding ... 4:12, which says the pastor-teacher’s role is to equip God’s people to do His work, not to do all the work themselves. As the pastor ...
... Bruce Almighty. Life just doesn't seem to go right for the main character Bruce Nolan. When he has his worst day ever he ridicules and blames God for it. So God shows up and challenges Bruce to take on the job and see if ...
... WROTE ROMANS?
Paul had never been to Rome when he wrote the letter to the Romans, though he had clearly expressed his desire to travel ... in Romans about the sinfulness of humanity or the power of God's grace to miraculously and completely change lives, he knew that of which ...
... Acts 19:23–31
After Paul had been willing to stay at the task in Ephesus even with the dream of going to Rome on his heart (Acts ... Who needs religious souvenirs! When you’re serving the God of heaven, who could care less about gods on earth?
So now the ...
WHO WROTE THIRD JOHN?
The Apostle John identified himself in 3 John only as “the elder” (3 John ... biblical contributions, including 3 John—the love of God working itself out in the lives of human beings.
WHERE ARE WE?
... are largely concerned with the issue of fellowship—with God, with enemies of the gospel and, in the case of 3 John, with those who ...
... His story is relatable for anyone who doesn’t understand God’s plan for their life!
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Elijah has been translated as ... during a time when Israel opted to worship Baal instead of the Lord. King Ahab married Jezebel in order to form an alliance with Sidon and ...
... inductive study is designed to help you better understand God’s will. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ...
WHO WROTE OBADIAH?
In this, the shortest book of the Old Testament, it seems the prophet Obadiah considered ... albeit difficult, truth about humanity's relationship with God: when people remove themselves from or place themselves in opposition to God's people, they can expect judgment, rather than restoration, at the end of ...
WHO WROTE COLOSSIANS?
Before Paul wrote this letter to the Christians in Colossae, he had never been to their city (Colossians 2:1). ... deity of Jesus; they were teaching that He was not actually God. Though Paul had never been to the church itself, he addressed these issues ...
WHO WROTE ZECHARIAH?
Grandson of the priest Iddo, Zechariah prophesied to the people of Judah after they ... his prophecies. 2 His book brims over with the hope that God would remember His promises to His people, even after all the time they ... but they would also be cleansed and restored (3:1–10), and God would rebuild His people (1:7–17). Zechariah concluded his book by ...
Paul was a misfit. When it came to a place like Athens, the crusty apostle clashed with the decor.
Made no sense at all. The ... I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.'" (v. 23a)
Next, he employed an interesting yet brief transition ...
... biblical poetry since it makes up about one third of the Bible.
Biblical poetry is very compact, seeking to express truth, ... with the main point found in the middle of the pattern. “O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God” (Psalm 83:1). ...
... of Jonah, or John. John means “dove-like,” suggesting the idea of docility and weakness, the roots of inconsistency. Simon comes from ... answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” It is in the context of this confession that Jesus affirms Peter. ...
WHO WROTE EPHESIANS?
For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on ... Paul spent the first three chapters of the letter discussing God's creation of a holy community by His gift of grace in the death and ...
... accepting his role at Denver Seminary. In this conversation, the two longtime friends discussed the timeless treasure of the Bible ... greater love for the Word. This reverence and fidelity to God’s Word influences his dedication to cultivating biblical knowledge ...
WHO WROTE JONAH?
The book of Jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly ... rather than direct Jonah to prophesy to his own people, God commissioned him to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. At first unwilling to make the journey northeast to deliver God's message, Jonah turned and aimed for the farthest westward point known to ...
... only two eternal things on earth today? Only two: people and God’s Word. Everything else will ultimately be burned up—everything else. Kind of sets your priorities straight, doesn’t it?
The stuff we place on the shelf, the things we put frames around, the trophies ...
We all try to make sense of and explain the reality around us. Theists believe in God and attribute the world’s existence and working in some way to that God (or gods). Atheists, agnostics, and skeptics have a different explanation. ...
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Proverbs, like Psalms, names multiple individuals as the authors of its various sections. Solomon was uniquely qualified to serve as ... of wise sayings. First Kings 3:5–9 recounts Solomon asking God for wisdom in his reign over Israel, a request God eventually granted (1 ...
