On his Third Missionary Journey, Paul paused to meet with some special friends—the elders of the church in Ephesus.  They all sat down and discussed the work of the church and prayed together.  From Paul’s words on that occasion, we learn much about the work of a faithful preacher.  Consider these qualities and responsibilities of God’s evangelists: He is to live a…

Being a servant has never been a popular concept. It was Christ that turned that idea on its head. He washed the feet of twelve men that were already fighting amongst themselves about who was the greatest and who would rule on the left and right of Jesus in His kingdom (John 13:5; Mark 10:37, 42). Being a servant was something that…

We’ve all done this. We make broad brush stroke comments about others. Groups of people are categorized by age, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, geographical location, political affiliation, and this list could go on ad nauseam. We can make an “other” or “they” group out of anything that would distinguish ourselves from another human being. We might more commonly refer to this as…

Five times in his letters, Paul used the expression, “This is a faithful saying,” and all of them are found in his letters to Timothy and Titus.  Of course, all Scripture is comprised of the “faithful sayings” of God, but let us see what we can learn from these five truths that Paul identifies as “faithful.” The first “faithful saying” focuses on…

The popularity of Jesus early in His time on the earth was so immense. The multitudes followed Him and everywhere He went more were added to the number. Some came out of curiosity, others to be fed by Him with loaves and fishes, but some out of genuine concern for their personal need. As He was walking to the house of Jairus,…

In 1977, two space probes were launched, Voyager 1 & 2. Their primary missions were to photograph many of the planets in our solar system. The secondary mission was to go into deep space outside the influence of our sun and send information back about the conditions of outer space. Both Voyager space probes carried a gold-plated audio-visual disc. The discs carried photos…

When something extraordinary happens today, it is sometimes exclaimed by someone, “It’s a miracle!”  However, is that a justifiable statement or explanation? It is vital that we always use Bible words in the way that the Bible uses those terms.  The word “miracle” is certainly a Bible term, and it is defined as “works of a supernatural origin and character, such as…

Even though I minored in Greek years ago and deeply appreciate this amazing language, I remember what my dad told me so often. “Dan, when you preach rarely use the Greek, for if you overdo it you will silently convince people that the Bible cannot be understood without being able to read the Greek.” Even though the Greek sometimes allows us to…