Hanukkah recalls a great victory from Israel's past from a tyrannical ruler. Amazingly, God predicted this ruler would come and torment Israel in Daniel 8 and 11. Yet when Jesus…
The book of Nahum is a small, not well known book in the prophets that deals with judgment against the Assyrians. God graciously sent Jonah to preach repentance to the…
Saul's threats and conversion help us understand why God allows and uses persecution to grow His church. While never pleasant when we understand why it happens we'll be more equipped…
Jesus' plan for gospel outreach was stated in Acts 1:8 but the disciples had stuck close to Jerusalem. So God used persecution to disperse them to Judea and Samaria and…
Stephen is arrested and falsely charged with wanting the temple destroyed and changing Moses' laws. Ironically, Stephen explains using Scripture that God has always been worshipped in many places other…
Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem? For many reasons as we'll see during Advent. The first three times Bethlehem appears in the Bible, a tragedy occurs there. Why is this…
Continuing from last week, Jesus shows us three ways we can bear much fruit. Abide in Him. Abide in His Words. Abide in His love. What does each one mean?
In this next psalm from our A Journey Through Lent series, David guides the reader through dealing with difficulties. He shows how God is fully trustworthy and is our best…
Matthew arranges the post Wisemen incidents around the fulfillment of Scriptures; that even at this stage in His life Jesus is fulfilling what the Word says. Fleeing to Egypt, coming…
