“But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married. But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance." The Spirit gives us utterance. Speak as He gives influence, and write as He gives words. He's alive as much now as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Obedience is the highest blessing that God gives to man - to walk by faith and be rewarded. Seek this with all your heart, and our faithful God will give it. His way is the way of peace not emptiness and vanity. First, we’re to work out...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord Jesus teaches us how to fulfill His joy, which is by being like Him. As we walk servingly with God, He rewards us with joy, peace, and then Paradise forever. First, Paul wants us to fulfill his joy. vs1-2, “If then there is any...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord Jesus teaches us to serve as He served, and we see the reward of laboring together to help others see Christ; it is trial conquering joy. First, do we see Paul's motives? Vs23-24, “But I am hard-pressed from both directions,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Paul entreats Philemon on the basis of love, commending him for the church in his home, and his character among the saints. First, churches can meet in homes. Philemon 1:2, "to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear, unless, when we come into the land, you tie this cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and gather to yourself into the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord Jesus has given us sincerity, usefulness, and fearlessness. These are the privileges of transforming grace. First, some preach the gospel for high position. Vs15-17, “Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord Jesus teaches us to love, grow in relationship with Him, and minister Christ to others. Doing this is the high life. First, Paul prays that we abound more and more. Vs9, “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is our relationship with God: it is a relationship of grace and peace. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ [vs2].” God is at peace with us through the resurrected Christ, so He gives us grace and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
