The Essence of the Gospel Mission
It is now some six weeks after Jesus’ baptism. John is yet to be imprisoned. • The righteousness that was “suffered” to be so in Christ’s baptism was a righteousness tested by temptation in the wilderness • As...
The Gospel Is Here: Present In Christ, Present In Us
Matthew recorded: “Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.” —Matthew 4:12 Mark penned: “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of...
The Beginning of the Gospel
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying...
The Gospel Paradigm: The Challenge to the Church
Paradigm: the general accepted perspective of a particular discipline at any given time. The challenge to the church: the gospel must be the background to all that believers are and do. We must be actively looking...
Endurance and “Why Me?”
So now you are in the middle of it. Persecution is raining down and you’ve been put under the authority or power of another. Why did this happen, especially since nothing was done to deserve such a...
A Picture of Endurance: The Widow’s Mite
The Widow’s Mite She had all the natural reasons not to give what she gave—a poor widow with a meager income. Yet Jesus recognized the magnitude of her two-mite gift with His declaration that she had given more...