Coty Pinckney on Mark 10:13-16, “Childlike Faith, Childlike Giving” Jesus says, “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it at all.” “Like a child.” What does He mean? Does He mean: (1) Children are perfect? If you believe that, I welcome you to … More Receive the kingdom like a child
We read today about God’s sovereignty over Dagon, the Philistines’ god,(1 Samuel 5) and how it kept “falling in submission” to the One, True God Almighty. And we also read in Psalm 96: For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the … More Above all gods
1 Samuel 3-5 describes a very dark period in the history of Israel. In 1 Samuel 4:10-11 we read, “So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 And the ark of God was captured, and … More Defeated, double-minded and drawing near
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are … More Spurgeon: He is great, for he is all in all
Pastor Coty Pinckney asks: Does prayer really do anything? Does prayer get results? If you ask me to pray for you – and I don’t do it – are you worse off? Many people have one of two unbiblical views of prayer: First, the Star Wars view: Prayer is a force to be channeled. In the original trilogy, … More Prayer shows what God is like
Mark 9:35-37 And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives … More Kingdom membership: not a call to greatness, but to service
And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2 “There is none holy like the Lord; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. As we begin our readings of 1 & 2 Samuel this month, … More Seeing God in our pain
Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. —2 Timothy 2:7 When we read and study God’s Word, the Bible, we need to employ our God-given mind to think hard AND to ask God to give us wisdom and understanding. It is not EITHER/OR, it is BOTH/AND! Here is … More Desperate to understand the Bible?
On 1 Corinthians 15, from a 1999 message “Living and Loving” by Doug Groins of Penisula Bible Church: The theme of love in the body of Christ is like an arrow that shoots all the way through our passage. [1 Corinthians 15] It starts in verse 14: “Let all that you do be done in … More Tough Love for the Corinthians
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, … More J. C. Ryle: The immense importance of our Lord’s death and resurrection
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