This section of Peter's letter presents three different ministries. If we understand these ministries, we will be better able to suffer in the will of God and glorify Christ.
The Bible speaks of many different consciences - weak conscience, a good conscience, a pure conscience, a guilty conscience, an ignorant conscience. The scriptures and illustrations demonstrate that the conscience…
The demand for repentance is not a plea for re-morseful thinking concerning sins and shortcomings committed in the past; instead, it is positive and forward looking and calls for an…
When the apostles heard Jesus speak of His death, they panicked; they thought Christianity was finished. Instead, Jesus taught of a greater ministry. He promised a continuous supply of energy…
It was a giant step for humanity and God when Jesus came to earth. One of the most fascinating studies we can make is to learn more of Jesus in…
In the weeks that followed Jesus' birth, Jo-seph and Mary carefully obeyed God's commands to them as new parents - circumcision, redemption of the first-born and the purification after childbirth.…
It is at this point that the symbolism of the Advent wreath has the most to say. We light the candle of joy, because we believe people can indeed be…
Life at its fullest ends all too soon. One moment's delay may usher in an eternity of regret. Delay poses a serious problem to humankind, so Christ offers a parable…
The Apostle Paul explains to the Thessalonians the divine resource believers have in times of suffering and persecution - God's Word Within Us.
Paul reminded the church in Thessalonica of the kind of ministry he had demonstrated when he taught and cared for the young church