Sermons

Right away in this letter Paul reveals his affection for Philippians. He overflows with gratitude, joy, and confidence that the grace of God will continue in them to the end.…

Paul writes to the Philippians from prison exhorting them to the same joy, gratitude, humility, and like-mindedness the Lord had given him. He longs to go visit them again and…

Joshua gathers all the tribes of Israel and summons the elders, heads of households, judges, and officers before God at Shechem. There he recounts all the God has done for…

Joshua, prepared to go the way of all the earth, calls Israel to long-term faithfulness to Yahweh. This is the second of three final exhortations in this story of conquest…

The first disciples were slow to believe, but because Jesus had really risen from the dead, the word spread and continues to do so to this day. In Mark’s account…

The triumphal entry includes two arrivals and two triumphs. Jesus comes into Jerusalem, lowly and riding a colt, the foal of a donkey, to the welcome cries of “Hosanna! Blessed…

Joshua commends the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh for keeping their promise to aid their brothers in conquering the land west of the Jordan, then commands them to…

The tribes of Israel have all received their land and now the final allotment consists of forty-eight cities where the Levites will live among Israel and care for their livestock.…

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

The law of God is filled with wisdom, justice, goodness, kindness, and practical love. We see this in the corners of fields left unharvested for poor gleaners (Lev. 23:22), the…