- That the Word of the Lord May Progress <br /> May 6, 2019We are accepted by God the moment we accept Jesus Christ. This is just as when Jesus came of age and was baptized before he did any work of ministry in Matthew 3:17 And behold, there was a voice from ...... more
- Progress Even More <br /> May 3, 2019There are times when we wonder about what will happen in other peoples lives, Paul did as one responsible for delivering the gospel to them. And, there are times when, just as Paul did, we need some intervention to move ...... more
- Approved by God Entrusted with the Gospel <br /> May 2, 2019Paul is not the only one, there are others that in Colossians 4:11 “are fellow workers for the kingdom of God”. Paul names gentiles and Jews that worked with him, but also names those in the local church who are ...... more
- The Firstborn Over All Creation <br /> May 1, 2019Jesus Christ has taken his place, in Colossians 3:1 “Christ is, seated at the right hand of God”. It says in Colossians 1:16 “all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him … all things were ...... more
- Contend Along With Me in Your Prayers <br /> April 30, 2019Jesus taught his disciples to pray a simple prayer in Matthew 6:10 “May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”, and Paul is exhorting believers to continue that prayer. Is this not ...... more
- Put on the Lord Jesus Christ <br /> April 29, 2019The recipients of this letter are not the Gentiles of the world anymore, they are Christians. They are no longer a part of the way of the world, the salvation of God in Jesus Christ has translated them into the ...... more
- Salvation Has Come to the Gentiles <br /> April 26, 2019Some have suggested that the saved Gentiles, who they call the church, have taken the place of Israel. But that isn’t what we read in Romans 11:8 “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ...... more
- The Mindset of the Spirit is Life and Peace <br /> April 25, 2019Our body has a voice and it wants what it wants and this leads us to excess. It is described this way in Romans 7:18 “For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. ...... more
- The Gift of God is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus <br /> April 24, 2019Many people have quoted this phrase in Romans 6:23 “the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” and it does give us, those who have accepted Jesus Christ, a future hope. But there is also a ...... more
- Circumcision is of the Heart by the Spirit <br /> April 23, 2019There is only one way to be justified and made right with God and that is by faith, by believing Him. It was by faith, by believing God, that Abraham was justified as it says in Romans 4:3 “And Abraham ...... more