“Bearing Witness to the Word of His Grace”
Steven A. Bush
Jesus promised we’d face persecution. And when the disciples did, they endured it joyfully. Their bruises were badges. Their scars were like trophies. And may the same be said of us if the same lot falls to us.
“The Ordinary Means of Grace”
Steven A. Bush
He uses the ordinary to achieve what’s extraordinary. And because He uses these means, we should heartily embrace them and never underestimate their potency and potential in our ongoing process of transformational redemption.
“What’s in Your Handkerchief?”
Steven A. Bush
The servants who employed their minas wisely were rewarded extravagantly. That surely should inspire us to do likewise with whatever we’ve been given, investing it in doing God’s will, accomplishing His work, and all that for His majesty and glory.
“The Charge to Preach The Word”
Steven A. Bush
When we say we will preach the Word, narrowly we mean the Good News of Jesus Christ as Savior & Lord. More broadly, we mean what Paul called the Whole Counsel of God. That means God’s Word as it pertains to all things, big and small, far and wide.
“The Cross: A Place of Execution; A Place of Substitution”
Steven A. Bush
To realize that mankind, even the most religious people of the time, chose to nail the very Son of God to a cross, shows the depth of depravity, wickedness, and enmity against our Creator.
“When Darkness Falls, Shine!”
Steven A. Bush
Unlike Peter’s famous sermon on Pentecost, Stephen’s audience wasn’t cut to the quick. Filled instead with seething rage, they picked up stones and let them fly. But the Good News about Jesus Christ was not extinguished.
“What In Heaven’s Name is Jesus Doing Now?”
Mark B. Thogmartin
Christians in all traditions teach a core belief that Jesus Christ, in fulfilling His mission, executed, as one God-man, the three offices of prophet, priest, and king.
“Have This Mind Among Yourselves”
Steven A. Bush
The natural tendency of human beings is to take care of themselves first and then maybe others. But if we’re truly new creatures in Christ, then others take on a much higher priority.
“When Jesus Says, ‘Follow Me!'”
Steven A. Bush
There is no greater love in all the universe than when Jesus says to you, “Follow Me.” If you quiet your spirit and listen closely, you may just hear Jesus speak those same magnificent words to you.
“Prayer, Expectancy, Thanksgiving, & Witness”
Steven A. Bush
Being steadfast, watchful, and thankful in prayer, coupled with an eager willingness to share our faith with unbelievers, makes us participants with God as He takes hold of others, even as He has taken hold of us.
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