My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Let the blow come . . .
“Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 Our sinful nature endears…
God’s vision for the family
God’s vision for the family is supplemental, but a part of the story of mankind. Both male and female were made in the image of God, bearing witness to the…
Come . . .
Have you ever wanted to be punished when you’ve done something wrong? Let’s say you’ve sinned against God, and then go to prayer and confess, and then there is nothing,…
Relying on our own words
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. When Adam fell, he chose to find his wisdom in something other than God. He chose to discern good and…
The Worship God brings to us. . . we bring nothing
In our pursuit of worship are we pursuing a “transcendent” experience where we emotionally feel a certain way or are we coming to worship knowing the power of God to…
Hearts motivation for the poor
Questions:What is the scriptural motivation for mercy and social justice? What things prevent you from being merciful? Reading: We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that…
Daily life, we love the poor
Daily Life/The Challenge Questions:Do you see the Kingdom of God as physically or spiritually present, or both? When do you minister to the poor? Under what settings? Reading: “Older men…
Love for the poor commanded
Questions:Do you believe God commands us to minister to the poor? Why or Why not? What scriptures do you know, where God commands us to minister to the poor? Why…
Kingdom of the poor
Gospel, The Kingdom of God breaking through Questions:In Deuteronomy 15:11, God states that the poor will never cease from the land, what did this indicate about the “Promised Land”? Reading:In…
The poor are with us
Definition of the PoorDon’t think of the poor as just those who have little. In the scripture the idea of the poor can be extend to the orphan, the widow,…
