And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. Philippians 1: 28When men and women set themselves against the gospel, against those who preach it, or in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Read Jonah 4Without any understanding of the gospel on the part of the Jews, the gospel was sent to the Gentiles. But, in Jonahs’ mind, his message was going to be the destruction of the world. In the purpose of God the opposite became...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Arise and Go Unto Nineveh (Jonah 3:2)Having received the word of God the second time, the prophet of God was now ready to approach this wicked city with its intimidating tower, walls, and fortifications. Having come out of the depths of the sea...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them (Jonah 3: 5). When the proud arrogant sinner stands in his unchallenged rebellion, you can heap up the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:27).When men are sick, they are glad to see the doctor and happy to follow his advice, but when they have recovered from the illness they don’t want him to stay. It is a fact we have come to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
An old mans’ preaching was once challenged by this question, “If your Lord commanded you to put to sea in a ship with no rudder, sail, or mast would you do it?” Without hesitation the old man answered that he would. Because the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How often I hear the foolish criticisms of men talking about the old hypocrites down at the church. They won’t join in our rallies, participate in our demonstrations, or join in our protests. We are actively engaged to reform our society...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As I began to look at the book of Jonah (text of Jonah 1: 1-17 below) something came to me that I had never considered before. I saw the ship into which he entered as a vessel chosen of God to redeem. Here is a vessel full of ignorance and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As I began to think about the first eleven verses of John 2, the thought of another miracle concerning water came to mind. It was Moses turning the river into blood. I began to compare the two and this is what I saw:1. The first miracle of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Suppose we knew a person, someone we grew up with, someone we thought to be our friend, and someone we came to rely on and trust in his judgments. He was a reasonable man and seemed to be fair and equal in his dealings with others. But one day he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
