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The Spirit of God is sent to all of God’s people who believe and confess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to be sent to believers from God (John 14:16, 26; John 15:26; 16:7). There is a unity that is among God, Jesus, and the Spirit. The promise of the Spirit expresses that He will teach us concerning all truth and remind us of the teachings of Jesus.The outcom...

2 Peter 3:1-10The search for something new to you in the Scriptures can overtake our ability to maintain focus on what’s important. When this happens, the opportunity to be misled can become a reality. Peter warns the first-century believers about being persuaded away from the truth of the gospel through the efforts of false teachers.The false teachers were “denying the Master” (2 Peter 2:1 ESV), ...

The start of a new year brings opportunity to discern and dream about what work there is to accomplish during the coming year. The motivation of the options could be rooted in more of our desire than in the truth and calling God has on our lives. The call that God has on our lives is always directly tied to what we do. The challenge of our reality is discerning if we are ready to do what we’re cal...

The Lonestar series highlights the importance of our sole dependency on the belief of Jesus as the coming Messiah: the star promised to come out of Jacob (Num. 24:17). Our acceptance to follow this Jesus will show us the truth of God’s love for us, despite our inability to live up to His righteousness. In fact, that is God’s motivation to send Jesus. Yet our experience of God’s love depends on our...

The prophet Zephaniah was born during the reign of King Manasseh, who did evil in the sight of the Lord (2 Chron. 33:1-2). His father, King Hezekiah, restored the leadership and standard of Worship to Judah. Zephaniah, being the fourth generation after King Hezekiah, brought attention to the failure of Israel to please God through faith and righteousness. The foundation of Manasseh’s leadership le...