The Bible in our key text today tells us that believers have totally changed. What they were before conversion and what they are now is no longer the same. Because of the gospel and conversion, believers who were previously low …
Our preaching in the past has lifted up wisdom and eloquence. Our choice of preachers in the past has lifted up wisdom and eloquence. Our celebration of preachers we love has shown that we prefer wisdom and eloquence. Ultimately the …
Intelligence is not a result of only wide reading or genetic advantage from parents. Intelligence is also a result of conversion and faithfulness to Jesus. If you are faithful to God and are hardworking, God will give you mental abilities …
All disciples of Jesus are also the modern-day Israelites because they are Abrahams’s seed. All believers are therefore Israelites not by birth but by faith. Therefore messages to Israel in scripture refer to the past Israelites and everyone who believes …
You cannot be clear on who you are not unless you are clear on who you are. When you know who you are, you also know who you are not. When you know who you are not, it follows that …
The significance of the wilderness is that it was away from the influence of that which was in public and in the city. The wilderness signifies seclusion. The wilderness is the secret laboratory where the best tools are curved and …
God answers this prayer and the Bible records it as mercy. Nobody deserves mercy. If you deserve it, it is no longer mercy but a right. Mercy is never a right. Mercy is at the discretion of the one showing …
Has anything negative been said about you and you feel helpless? Be comforted, God heard it. Have you said anything negative about someone and you made them feel vulnerable and you are invincible? Be very worried, God heard it. God …
Clearly, from scripture, it seems God hates "idle-atry" or being idle. Ecclesiastes tells us to be busy even when we have finished the main business of the day. Even during holidays and breaks from work and school, get busy doing …