What does God look for in order to bring him pleasure? Is it faith, works, or something else altogether?
In 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, the Word tells us that we should make it our aim to live righteously ...
Previously we looked at Luke 7:19 where John the Baptist questioned the deity of Jesus. What made him wonder if Jesus was the Messiah, or if there was another yet to ...
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Our world is loud and busy. Amidst all the iPods, cell phones, and televisions out there, how can we find God’s still, small voice? Is he really out ...
Read more: Are You Out There, God? (part 1 of 2)
Is there a difference between right and righteous? What should those words mean to us today?
Matthew 5:10 tells us that blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for ...
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Is it possible to know true peace, whether in our families, in our cities, or across our world?
Even in the church we find dissention and strife. If Christians cannot find peace among themselves, ...
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We equate our hearts with love. However, where do “will” and “intent” originate? The head? Do we feel in one location and think in another?
To understand what Jesus meant in Matthew 5:8, we ...
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Think about what makes us who we are. If we regularly welcome people into our homes, what brings that out in us? If we identify with a certain social group, is there a reason we gravitate that ...
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We live in a culture that tells us to stand up for our rights, to take it like a man, and to be all we can be. How can we reconcile that with Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:5?
“Blessed are the meek, ...
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What does it mean to be poor in spirit?
In Matthew 5:3, Jesus states what is to many people the most beloved verse of the Bible, where he says, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the ...
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Forget about hunger and thirst. Those two concepts are as alien in modern America as coal-fired cook stoves and shoeing horses. In America, we need to envision something closer to ...
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Do we sometimes feel there are those around us who know something we don’t? Perhaps they seem to hold success in their hands, and we can’t figure out how they do it. We want to know the ...
