1 Thessalonians

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Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25 – Following a chapter on the destruction and judgment of God, we read a deeply personal appeal to His faithfulness. It almost…

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2 – Lawlessness – contrary or without regard for the law; unruly, unrestrained. The word is found in both the Old and New Testament but…

1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thessalonians 5 – When a runner comes toward the end of a race, their entire body screams in pain. Muscles ache, your throat burns and everything…

1 Thessalonians 4

1 Thessalonians 4

1 Thessalonians 4 – The alarm went off earlier than usual. It was a new day even though pitch black out. I was meeting a friend to…

1 Thessalonians 3

1 Thessalonians 3

1 Thessalonians 3 – When Paul left Thessalonica there was a mid stop in Berea until trouble broke out. He ended up going to Athens leaving Silas…

Thessalonians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Thessalonians 1 – It was the capital city of Macedonia. Thessalonica was one of the largest and most important thoroughfares on the Roman highway. From Rome…

Job 29

Job 29

Job 29 – In remembrance of days gone by, Job revisits how life used to be. These were the glory days for him. From his words, it appears he…

Psalm 138

Psalm 138

Psalm 138 – Psalm 138 – It’s a bold declaration:  I will praise you with my whole heart. Let’s consider just this statement alone.  There are many things about the heart found…

Psalm 133

Psalm 133

Psalm 133 – Psalm 133 – Unity matters. From within corporations to households to the church, unity is what continually sustains and moves people forward boldly. It is something only the Holy…

Psalm 107

Psalm 107

Psalm 107 – Sometimes we get so overrun by a situation we can’t see the goodness of our God in the present.  Sometimes we are so consumed by something…

Psalms 30

Psalm 30

Psalm 30 – What would it look like for us to live a life of praise?  From the moment we wake even before crawling out of bed to the…

Psalms 22

Psalm 22

Psalm 22 – It’s one of the most heartfelt, gut wrenching prayers of David.  “Why have you forsaken me?” he asks.  Whatever the great trial he was enduring at…

Mark 16

Mark 16

Mark 16 – “The resurrection means that the cross was the payment, and the empty tomb is the receipt, the proof that though it may have looked like He…

Acts 17

Acts 17

Acts 17 – What we need in this church are some troublemakers.  What?  Seriously.  Just hear me out.  We need some troublemakers.  For this is what the…

Revelation 20

Revelation 20

Revelation 20 – Judging by the amount of attention given by so many people to the first 10 verses of the chapter you would think it’s the most important…

Revelation 6

Revelation 6

Revelation 6 – For many believers, Revelation 6 is the Continental Divide – meaning, from this point on in the book of Revelation, there are different theological perspectives as to how the end times will unfold…

2 Chronicles 22

2 Chronicles 22

2 Chronicles 22 – Who speaks into your life? Who is it that you turn to for advice and counsel? Are there those who you look toward that may not…