The Gospel of Philemon

by | Jan 17, 2025 | Communion Messages, Philemon

In a very private and personal letter, the Apostle Paul writes to the beloved Philemon to receive back a runaway slave, Onesimus, who had since come to faith in Christ. Reminding Philemon of his debt to Paul and seeking the same grace for this fugitive, Paul paint a...

The Spirit of Hamaan

by | Jan 16, 2025 | Lessons from the Old Testament

In the Book of Esther, we are introduced to a man by the name of Hamaan. He is a man who embodies everything that a follower of Jesus Christ is not to be. Hamaan has hatred and prejudice in his heart towards a Jew named Mordecai because he refused to bow down to him...

Divine Providence

by | Jan 15, 2025 | Lessons from the Old Testament

The Name of God is not mentioned a single time in the book of Esther; but the invisible hand of a God is very much at work in her life on every single page. There is a tendency to think that if I am not experiencing an “in your face” encounter with The...

Wrestling with God

by | Jan 14, 2025 | Lessons from the Old Testament

In Genesis 32, we find Jacob in a very intense situation. After 20 years of being separated from his brother Esau, a reunion is now imminent. Jacob, the supplanter, had stripped his older brother Esau of his birthright and blessing from their father Isaac. He is...

Loving Instruction

by | Jan 12, 2025 | Devotionals

2 Timothy 3.16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Proverbs 10.17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. One...