I would like to start in Matthew the 13th chapter. Those of you who know your chapters will know that Matthew 13 is the parables, but I want something that happened just after that, right at the end of Matthew 13. We will read verses 53 …
The Ten Commandments seem to hinge on the fourth: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." From this simple statement flows a stream of spiritual lessons and principles about God, man and our potential. Disregarding the Sabbath is …
Back in February, this column reacted to a statement made on the radio by a local preacher who said that what we do does not matter. Well, he has done it again. Last week, in his "A Moment of Hope" commentary, this man spoke of the power …

(32) Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.
The phrase "they brought to Him" describes others presenting the man to Christ. From this, we can learn several lessons of service. Those who presented the man to Christ were involved in a work everyone should emulate, that is, leading …
Despite his wisdom and wealth, King Solomon lived life hard and learned much from his mistakes. He shared some of those insights in the book of Ecclesiastes, where he writes that, in a life lived “under the sun”—that is, life apart from God—time and chance happen to all men (Ecclesiastes 9:11). But for the people of God, things work differently. With their eyes focused on Him, God’s people recognize His sovereign control over the circumstances of their lives. Our Creator, a great Planner, works by a divine blueprint, and His elect play a significant role in it. As Acts 15:18 declares, …
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