Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18). Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, […]
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had […]
Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom were a significant part of His ministry. It is still true today that there are those who, when they hear God’s Word, see what it’s all about, while there are others who miss the point altogether. We should not be discouraged because some do not believe, but we should give […]
In the notes on Genesis 2:4-15, George reminds us that we were “made by God and for God.” This is important. We need to hear both: we were made by God, and we were made for God. Many people say that they believe in God. They believe that he created the world, but this doesn’t […]
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought […]
Here, George emphasizes the importance of “meeting with God, and thereby getting our bearings on eternal things.” We tend to speak about ‘going to church.’ Why do we go to church? George’s words give us a much-needed reminder: “meeting with God, and thereby getting our bearings on eternal things.” We are not to content ourselves […]
In these chapters, we see Jesus, looking ahead to His death and resurrection. On two occasions, He speaks to His disciples of these events, which lay ahead of Him. Following the first prophecy, Jesus emphasizes taht the way of the cross is the way of discipleship (chapter 8).
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15, verses 3 and 4). There are many people who say that they believe in God, but when they’re asked […]
God wants us “to be like His own Son, willingly submissive, gladly responsive, eagerly obedient in love and service.” These words, from George, are both greatly encouraging and extremely challenging. What an encouraged it is to know that God is working in our hearts and lives to make us more like us. When we read […]
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My […]
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