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Who can imagine the joy of the marriage day! All the Hallelujahs in the New Testament are reserved for that blessed occasion (Rev 19). Not one seat empty, not one heart sad, not one desire left unfulfilled. He shall be satisfied (Jude 24) and so will we (Ps 17:15)....

Lesson 3 — Unity and Diversity in the Church. We know the Lord expected individual believers to reproduce, having children in the faith, as Paul called them. But the Lord also wanted churches to reproduce and especially gifted certain men to be used in accomplishing...

Summer Study: Lesson 1 — The Church as a Mystery. What is a mystery? When used in the Bible, a “mystery” is a truth that people could not discover for themselves, which was kept secret by God until the appropriate moment in history, when He revealed it to mankind....

Through-the-Bible Thursday: OBADIAH (4 mins) — No surprise that Jeremiah, the longest book in the Old Testament, shows the longsuffering grace of God. Obadiah, the shortest, speaks of judgment, His final act when mercy is refused. And what brings His judgment on Edom...

It's easy to view our service as an inconvenience. Paul saw service as the norm. After all, Christ poured Himself out for us and, as Paul wrote, we are to have the "same mind" as Christ. So the next time an opportunity arises to help in a way or at a time that doesn't...

Through-the-Bible Thursday: AMOS (4 mins) — "Amos had no thought of becoming a prophet, as men today select 'the ministry' as a profession. He would have been content to pursue his humble vocation as a farmhand, to the end of his life, if such had been the mind of...

It can be rightly called the best Father-Son story in all of literature. Its story-teller is the consummate Son. Its theme is the Father’s love. Its point? Not only that this Father receives prodigals who come home stinking of the pigs, but He also receives Pharisees...

No question that the Word, like a sword, has a point to it. But sometimes people need to hear a little word from heaven that looks appetizing, not apologetic. “Oh, taste and see…” If we spent more time thinking about the soul hunger of those around us, we might be...