Like Joseph living as a slave in Egypt, Daniel was also exiled to a foreign land 800-900 miles away. Like the young Jewish girl captured by Naaman during the war with Syria, Daniel was a captive of war with Babylonia. Once in Babylon, Daniel was forced to go to school to learn the language and […]
Gathered together for safety, no one slept that fitful night. It’s hard to describe how slowly the hours of darkness crept along. And yet, without sleep, everyone in the room experienced the same nightmare. The gruesome scenes of Jesus bloodied stayed at the forefront of their minds. In the quiet of those long hours, their […]
Jesus had just told His disciples that that night they’d abandon Him and run for their lives. Not wanting to be called a coward, especially in front of others, Peter puffed out his chest and said, “Not me. I’ll stand with You even if it costs me my life. These other guys may scatter, but […]
The island of Alcatraz is over a mile offshore in San Francisco Bay. For years, this rock was also the site of a federal prison. Some tried to escape, but no one is known to have been successful because of swift ocean currents, cold water, and sharks. The Bible, however, records miraculous escapes from seemingly […]
The island of Alcatraz is over a mile offshore in San Francisco Bay. For years, this rock was also the site of a federal prison. Some tried to escape, but no one is known to have been successful because of swift ocean currents, cold water, and sharks. The Bible, however, records miraculous escapes from seemingly […]
The 9th, 10th & 11th chapters of Romans form the 2nd great section of this epistle. The 1st section, chapters 1 – 8, teach justification by faith by the Grace of God apart from works, common to all, whether Jew or Gentile. The problem of how to reconcile this with the special privileges granted to […]
Jesus had just said, “‘If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.’ The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ He replied, ‘If you have faith as […]
Some people think it is somehow disparaging of the cross of Christ to admit that Christ-followers still sin. In their desire to magnify the greatness of the Lord’s salvation, they give the impression that if a person receives Christ, their struggles with sin will come to an end. It’s true that the Holy Spirit changes […]
Rev. Ralph Warnock is in one of the two Georgia senate runoffs that will determine the balance of power in the United States Senate. Rev. Warnock is a fan of Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s former pastor who delivered the famous “God D***” America” sermon. Warnock also was an associate pastor of the church he now […]
We expect our friends to be loyal. How would you feel if your closest friend cowardly denied knowing you? Friends who forsake you create some of the deepest scars. For 3 ½ years Peter had been groomed by the Lord to be the leader of the disciples after His death, resurrection, and return to Heaven. […]