In Pastor Franklin’s sermon this past Sunday, he had many things to teach us, as Jesus had many things to teach His disciples. Jesus sent out His disciples then, just as He continues to send us out today, in our generations, to preach the Good News of the Kingdom. In...

The phrase ‘worthy of Me’ was used three times in this passage. Jesus was making a point. What does it mean to be ‘worthy of Him’? The word ‘worthy’ (axios) in this passage has to do with ‘just weights,’ as in a scale and balancing weights. Its meaning describes something...

There comes a moment when silence is no longer simply the absence of words. It becomes the absence of courage. When truth is challenged, when conviction becomes costly, and when standing for what is right means standing apart from the crowd, we must decide whose approval matters most. Jesus never...

God is calling His people to live with wholehearted devotion to Him. In Revelation 3:15–17, Jesus rebukes the church of Laodicea for being lukewarm and deceived by its own sense of self-sufficiency. They believed they had everything they needed, yet they failed to recognize their spiritual condition. Their material comfort...

After Abraham left Egypt, he settled in a place between Bethel and Ai. He gave Lot first choice of land, and Lot selected the plain of Jordan because he saw that it was rich in pastureland and well-watered. He settled near Sodom, an exceedingly wicked city that was sinful against...