Passover precedes commandment. God first delivers his people Israel out of slavery in Egypt and only then does he tell them how he wants them to live in the Ten Commandments. In other words, our relationship with God is based upon his action to rescue us from sin and...
The gap between how great God is and his desire that we take great delight in him and his work is met by the eternal promise he makes with his servant Abraham. This covenant commits God to us in such a way that, while we're called to serve him in fear and joy, he...
The gospel is not a philosophical concept but a new reality created by the death and resurrection of Jesus and lived-in presence and power of the Holy Spirit. This reality comes to full expression in Christian community – where forgiveness, truth-telling,...
In this epistle reading, Paul reminds the Romans that God specifically chose them before the world. And those he chose he also justified and glorified. Paul then explains the implications of this message, it means that nothing can separate them from the love of God....
Okay, ‘who has the final word’ in your family? The parable of the Weeds in Matthew 13 isn’t about your family or my family, it is about the reign of God in this broken topsy turvy world wherein the devil continues to plant his evil temptations around us to the point...
Human history is headed toward a magnificent goal, the return of Jesus and the renewal of all creation. On the road to that goal Jesus calls his people to participate with him in this restorative mission, which is to do in Jesus' name and by his power the...
