1 Peter 1.3-21        Writing to Christians who had faced severe persecution, Peter sought to encourage them in God’s truth working in and through their lives. They had faced deep trials, and more trials would come in the future. Living for Christ did not mean then, nor does it mean now, that life will be absent... Continue Reading →

Matthew 1.18-25        For many people, they did not think about being steeped in sin; they did not consider their sinfulness to be a problem; they did not think about condemnation because of sin. They were busy living, doing what they wanted to do, what pleased them, and what was necessary to put bread on the... Continue Reading →

Luke 2.1-20        The account of Jesus Christ’s birth is a great message of the Scriptures. This was an unexpected message given to a group of shepherds on a night they were doing what they did every night, watching sheep. It was an expected message, as the prophecies given to the Old Testament were clear. The... Continue Reading →

John 1.1-14               It is an incomprehensible, and yet a magnificent truth; it is full of wonder and yet full of joy; it is that which we did not plan, yet planned by the merciful and gracious eternal God; it was what we would not have designed and yet has been for our benefit; it is... Continue Reading →