We began the week emphasizing the preciousness of the poverty of Christ. Jesus gave up heaven and was made poor by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men (Philippians 2:7). He did that so that we might be rich by inheriting the kingdom of God. The Hebrews writer gives […]
The resurrection of Christ was the central theme of apostolic preaching. Philippians 3:10 (KJV) 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; In the verse above, Paul wrote of the power of his resurrection. But the resurrection was not […]
The word precious refers to that which is valuable or even priceless. There is nothing more precious than the blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18-19 (ESV) 18 Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood […]
It is sad to think about all the people who have rejected Jesus. The reality is Jesus has been a rejected man from the beginning. This is no real surprise because Isaiah prophesied about it (Isaiah 53:3). John referred to this rejection too (John 1:10-11). Fortunately, not all have rejected Jesus. Some have believed in […]
In Isaiah 28:16, in what is one of the great messianic prophecies, our Lord is referred to as a precious cornerstone. The truth is everything about Jesus is precious. For the next five nights, I want us to look at some of the precious things about Jesus. Let us begin by considering the precious poverty […]
During the last week of our Savior’s ministry here on earth, while the time for His death on the cross was drawing near, Jesus entered the temple and was challenged by the chief priests and elders. They asked Him, “By what authority are you doing these things” (Matthew 21:23). While their motives are wrong, their […]
The Hebrews writer wrote his epistle with a plan and with a purpose. His plan was to demonstrate the superiority of Christ and His purpose was to discourage Christians from departing from the faith. One way he tried to discourage these Christians from leaving the faith was to set forth a series of warnings that […]
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God (Genesis 4:1-4). God was pleased with Abel’s offering (ver. 4), but He rejected Cain’s (ver. 5). Why? The Hebrews writer tells us why when he said, “by faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain” (Hebrews 11:4). Since faith comes by hearing the Word […]
Do I seek to please men? That is the question Paul asked in Galatians 1:10. He asked it with the preaching of the gospel in mind. This is a great question for all who preach the gospel to ask themselves. It is critical that our aim is always to please the Lord and not man. […]
James wrote, 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little […]