This is the second sermon on the subject of grace in this series on “Living by Faith.” I especially want to emphasize grace at this point in the series so that we might be able to appreciate more strongly what God's grace …
Sadly and tellingly, no frontline legal firm took a stand against same-sex marriage during arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28, 2015, when oral arguments were heard in the matter of Obergefell v. Hodges. In fact, there …
In my studies, I happened across Matthew 8:5-13, the story of Jesus' conversation with a centurion whose servant had become paralyzed and was in great pain: Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with …

(2) O Lord, how long shall I cry,
And You will not hear?
Even cry out to You, “Violence!”
And You will not save.
(3) Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
(4) Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
The anguish in his voice is palpable. "God, I've been crying out to You day and night, and still violence, perversity, and all these terrible things are happening in the land. How long will this evil last? How much longer must we endure …
Despite his wisdom and wealth, King Solomon lived life hard and learned much from his mistakes. He shared some of those insights in the book of Ecclesiastes, where he writes that, in a life lived “under the sun”—that is, life apart from God—time and chance happen to all men (Ecclesiastes 9:11). But for the people of God, things work differently. With their eyes focused on Him, God’s people recognize His sovereign control over the circumstances of their lives. Our Creator, a great Planner, works by a divine blueprint, and His elect play a significant role in it. As Acts 15:18 declares, …
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