Paul’s Instructions to Ephesian Christians: Imitate God in Love
God does not ask us to do what he himself has not already done. God has given us the resources to love.
Paul’s Warning to Ephesian Christians: Don’t Play with Gods
The gods were personified sources of power that reflected the breadth of humanity, including its best and more often its worst attributes.
Lessons in Faith: The Nature and Character of God
Christians can choose to receive what God offers, so that there can be in our lives reflections of the very nature of God.
Believing God’s Promises (A Study in Hebrews)
Sometimes God grants victory over our enemies, but our task is to have faith even if his will is different for us.
Understanding the Power of Lust
Sin may satisfy temporal desires, but virtue satisfies our deeply felt divine longings.
The Assurance of the Love of God
The nature of God’s love means that nothing can be done to make God love a person more.
When It’s Time to Grow Up (A Study in Hebrews)
As we grow, we should be able to handle more significant challenges. And as we face them, we should find it easier and easier to overcome them.
Loving God with an Undivided Heart
The lingering threat of becoming nothing more than a dead sect is ever before us. We need a recovery of holiness of heart and life, the antidote of the relativism that is the operative dynamic of our culture.
7 Things the Bible Teaches About the Holy Spirit
What does the Bible teach about the Holy Spirit? Here is an outline of seven points to help keep the church grounded in biblical teaching on the Spirit of God.
Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Steve Seamands encourages us to consider John Wesley as a model for how to responsibly welcome the ministry of the Holy Spirit among us.