To understand The Transfiguration, it’s important to understand its context. Jesus ended His discussion of the cost of discipleship by telling His followers that He will someday come in glory (vs 26). He then – surprisingly – said that there were some listening to Him who would witness this glory before they died (vs 27). […]
Reasons to study the Old TestamentThe Old Testament points us to Christ. It gives us the historical background to the coming of the Messiah, including His ancestral line and God working through historical events to bring His birth to pass. The Old Testament also tells us about God. We get to see how God works […]
What would you say to someone you were not going to talk to again for four centuries? What final words of wisdom would you leave with them? After six condemnations of Israel, God ends the message of Malachi with a charge and a promise. He commands the people to remember the law – the very […]
We serve a mysterious God who works for His glory and our good in ways we often don’t understand.
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