True zeal and the spreading of fiery joy in Africa
Wil Hester
Last Sunday, our sermon centered on the command from Romans 12:11. Here we observed that in living out our service (or worship) to the Lord, we are to not be lazy in zeal, but fervent …
God is more excited about your redemption than you are. Zephaniah 3:14–20 prophesies of the coming day of redemption for God’s people through the gospel of Jesus. It is a day of great joy. And, …
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is much in the news this month following President Trump’s executive order on ending birthright citizenship. Section 1 of the amendment reads:
All persons born or naturalized in the United …
As we have continued our image of God series this year we have seen how idolatry plays a role in us lending our bodies to serve things other than God. Paul implores us in Romans …
Are you a weary sinner worn down by your idolatrous pursuits, guilt-ridden and ashamed to return to God? God welcomes you in Christ. Are you a weary saint worn down by the trials and tribulations …
Snow should remind us who are in Christ of God’s kindness.
According to Queen City News, Charlotte has not seen measurable snow since January 2022. That’s a three year snow drought. That means, we (the Smith …
The Confusion of Christmas
“Happy Holidays!”
“Best wishes for the Festive Season!”
“Peace on earth!”
“Merry Christmas!”
“Joy to the World!”
We have heard and read and sung such expressions this season. Praise God, Jesus’ birth is a …
Christmas exposes the heart. That is to say, Jesus’ presence exposes the heart.
Christmas does so in two ways,
Christmas exposes what the heart treasures
Christmas exposes the heart’s knowledge of or lack of knowledge of …
1 John 1:1-41 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands concerning the word of life …
At Christmas, many of us open presents. And, oh, what a joy it is to open a present. Even adults must admit that they love the feeling. Some of us might try to suppress our …
Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving. The holiday prompts us to do what should be doing “always and for everything” (Ephesians 5:20). Indeed, the Apostle Paul instructs us elsewhere:
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is …
One of blessings of studying the Doctrines of God is that his holiness becomes very clear in comparison to the nature of man. God's unchanging inner emotional state, his lack of passion, seems odd to …
