July 9 Paul was sold out for the Gospel. He asks the Corinthians if he was not worthy of their financial support. In fact, he spends twenty-four verses covering reasons that he has given up so much in order to win the lost. But he never put anyone on the spot, begging for their financial…
June 7 In Galatians 4, we see a new dynamic in the relationship between God and His people. Under the Old Covenant, God’s people only knew God as an “out there” God. But in today’s Bible reading, we see that God is not “out there”. God’s people saw themselves as servants of God. However, under…
May 24 James is one of the most applicable books in the Bible. James doesn’t use a lot of fluff. He doesn’t talk a lot of theory. He doesn’t talk in platitudes. He gets right to the point and tells people what to do. And we will see that in the next few days of…
May 8 Imagine having to sit outside your place of worship, destined to beg for your daily needs. You have been unable to walk your entire life, and you have to depend on your family members to take you there every day to beg. You sit there every. Single. Day, just hoping to be given…
May 7 Acts Chapter Two marks a radical change in the nature of God’s relationship with His people. The disciples have watched Jesus ascend into heaven, and they gather in an upper room with over one hundred other people on the Day of Pentecost. It’s important to note that Acts 2, the Day of Pentecost,…
April 30 If you have been around church for very long, you’ve probably heard about “The Widow’s Mite.” It’s the story we see at the beginning of Luke 21. As Jesus and His disciples watched, rich people dropped large sums of money into the Temple treasury. This treasury was located in the Court of Women,…
