Colossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains. The Church When Paul preached the Gospel, He looked for doors that […]
Acts 13:38 “Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins.” Last Friday was the first day of spring. It even felt like spring and smelled like spring. After a hard cold winter when the wind has been howling and snow […]
Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” The Last Great Enemy Most people want to avoid death if at all possible. Even Christians who say that they are not afraid to die tend to wear seat belts, they go to […]
Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Aladdin’s Lamp In the Middle Eastern folk tales called “A […]
Acts 17:30 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. Limiting the Gospel I have noticed over the years that there is always a tendency on the part of different groups of people to limit the Gospel. Some limit it to ethnic groups. Some limit it […]