The Duty of Discernment

Christians have a duty to stay grounded in the Word of God. We must actively live in the truth in order to be able to point out falsehoods and false prophets when they come our way. Jesus warns us in Matthew 7:15-23 against such things, saying that false prophets will come to us in the …

A Quest Worth Pursuing

Matthew 6:25-34 is personally one of my favorite passages in all the Bible because of the foundational and revolutionary truth Jesus brings to light, which is that righteousness and being reconciled to God is more necessary to life than even what we consider to be the most basic necessities in life: food, water, and clothing. …

The Heart of Humility

Matthew 6:1-15 gives us a deeper glance at the righteousness that Jesus requires of those who would follow him. In the previous chapter, he has used some examples from the 10 Commandments, as well as other Jewish laws and in this section today, he gives a few more practical examples of what it means to …

The Law of Love

In Romans 13, Paul continues his theme of marks of a true Christian and practically living the Christian life from chapter 12 to discussing the law of love and how it should govern the Christians' relationships in two respects: in relation to government authorities, and then in relation to everyone else, more broadly. We are …

The Message and Mission of the Gospel

The message of the gospel is plain and simple: turn from your sins and trust in Christ alone to be reconciled to God. Though many have tried to twist this wondrous truth, Paul reminds us in Romans 10 that this starts in the heart, by believing that God raised Christ from the dead, and overflows …

A New Beginning and Future Glory in the Love of Christ

This Thursday, I had the great joy of preaching on my favorite chapter in all the Bible, Romans 8. This has personally been one of the most instrumental passages in shaping my Christian walk, and is something I hold very dear to my heart. Being limited in my time, I wasn't even close to covering …

The Foundation of Love

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of preaching on Romans 5:1-11 where Paul has just come off of explaining the truth of justification by faith alone in Christ alone (Romans 3:21-4:25). Throughout this section in chapter 5, Paul focuses on three key ideas and blessings that Christians enjoy: faith in Jesus Christ, which then …

The Righteousness of God Upheld in Human Sinfulness and in Salvation

https://theartofthought1.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/the-righteousness-of-god-rom.-3-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3 If you were to sit down and try to decipher the theme of the book of Romans in just a few words, it would not take you long to see "The Righteousness of God" as the main idea the Apostle Paul was trying to convey. Over and over again, we see the words "righteous," …

Roses and Thorns: Rejoicing in our Weaknesses

In 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, the Apostle Paul's "thorn in the flesh" has been given to him (v.7-10). There are many different interpretations as to what this could mean, so in this message, I boiled it down to the background and context was of the text, who gave Paul the thorn in his flesh, why it …

The Necessity of Evangelism

All throughout the New Testament, Christians are commanded to share the good news of Jesus with those around them. This is called evangelism. This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to preach on this topic. Instead of looking at some of the more commonly used passages that talk about evangelism such as the Great Commission, …