March 2 HC#23 – Joshua 4:1-7 The Apostles’ Creed is a summary of the Christian faith, and it has served a useful purpose for centuries. With the Apostles’ Creed people can quickly recite something that not only covers the Trinity,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 1 HC#23 – Jude 1-4 Jude is a short little letter, but these first four verses give us the theme. Contend for the faith that God has delivered once and for all to the saints. That means a lot. What we have been given in the Word of God... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 28 HC#22 – John 8:31-47 We are to believe all that Jesus has revealed to us. Plain and simple. Faith receives the word of Jesus Christ. Jesus gives us the truth because it is who He is as the Second Person of the Trinity. To... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 27 HC#22 – John 14:6-14 What then must we believe as Christians? It is a logical next question, but it is also one we try to use to often to get around the hard truths of the Bible. What must we believe is often a cover for a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 26 HC#21 – Ephesians 2:1-10 Faith is a gift. It is undeserved and it comes not from within us, but from the Lord Himself. Paul drives that point home in the second chapter of Ephesians. He is relentless as he writes so that if you... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 25 HC#21 – Habbakuk 2:2-4; 3:17-19 Faith is more than just knowledge. It is also a trust. Knowing the promises of God is one thing, trusting them is another. Faith is not faith without both. Without trust, it is just knowledge,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 24 HC#21 – Hebrews 11:1-3 Hebrews chapter 11 is often called the “Hall of Faith”. It goes through great men and women of faith and how their faith was lived out. The chapter starts with a definition of faith. That... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 23 HC#20 – Romans 4:13-25 Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness. This was on account of the faith of Abraham. This is explained in detail in Romans 4:13-25. The promise of salvation and life eternal did... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 22 HC#20 – Matthew 7:21-23 Again Matthew 7 makes clear to us that there will be some who are saved, and others who are not. There can be no denying hell if you take seriously the authority of Scripture. I know that some today write... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 21 HC#20 – Psalm 2 Psalm 2 is a Messianic Psalm. It speaks of the Son of the Father (verse 7), and how that Son has the nations for His inheritance (v.8), and he will punish those who are against Him (v. 9), who plot vain things... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]