Today, we have a special blessing that day as Bro. Luis Ortega is here to personally present the work of Lifeword Media Ministry to us. Luis has been a part of the Lifeword team for many years now, and is currently serving as the Director of Operations. Lifeword’s vision is to use media productions to…
I think all of us realize how difficult the task is to live a life of holiness, but fortunately, God has given us His grace through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit to enable us to live for Him. But living a life of holiness is a process. The Apostle Paul writes: “So we…
Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus is an amazingly rich manuscript for both Christian theology and practice. Paul begins the letter by delineating all the spiritual blessings that believers have in Christ. Then he prays a prayer of thanksgiving for the faith that the Ephesian believers have in Him. In chapter 2, Paul gives…
After getting to the point where we know and understand our God-given personalities, there is a danger that we must guard against. The danger exists when we come to the fatalistic conclusion of: “That’s just who I am!” Instead of using personality test results as a tool, we sometimes view them as an infallible declaration…
For this week and next, we’re going to be focusing our attention to the ways in which God created us as unique individuals by looking in Scripture to discover how that godly men and women in the Bible were also unique creations of God and that He used their distinctive personalities for His honor and…
As we examine the rest of this chapter of 1 Corinthians12, we’re going to see what God wants for His children in regard to spiritual gifts—we will get a clear picture of His desire for us as we interact with one another as members of this New Testament church. We learned last week that each…
When you hear the word “home,” what comes to mind? Is it simply a place of residence? Or is it more like a feeling of peace and security, or the dynamic of your family, or a host country that you have embraced? The concept of “home” cannot be restricted to a single word or concept,…
Introduction
The stars and the heavens above were critically important in ancient history, serving as practical tools for agricultural cycles, timekeeping, and navigation, as well as spiritual guides and sources of religious meaning. Ancient peoples used celestial bodies to understand and predict seasons, floods, and other vital events, while also incorporating them into their myths, rituals,…
Today, and for the next two weeks, we’ll be making our way through this poetic masterpiece, seeking to understand all the truths that God has for us in this text. As I have spent time with this passage, I have noted three primary sections that need to be discussed. In the first six verses, the…