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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...

Mini-Message Monday: Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, thought he was the sly one for taking his master’s goods, giving them to David in his hour of need, and claiming Mephibosheth had stayed in Jerusalem because he was loyal to the traitor. But when David returned,...

Through-the-Bible Thursday: HOSEA (4 mins) — You've heard about the Prodigal Son. But have you heard of the Prodigal Wife? Meet Gomer, the wife of Hosea who shockingly prostituted her love. But there's a bigger picture here of a Prodigal Nation: Israel turned her back...