Now is the time to walk in your salvation. Now is the time to be holy in the Lord. Now is the time to avoid commitments in relationships or in business with non-believers and to be yoked with fellow believers.
Job 32 – 37
Young and mysterious Elihu shows up and after patiently waiting shares the glories and majesty of God. He also says Job is being disciplined by God for some sin he has committed, so joining the ranks of his older and “wiser” predecessors.
2 Corinthians 4 – 5
The Gospel is veiled to those who do not believe, who the devil has blinded! Yet God uses us, folks fragile as jars of clay, to shine the light of the Gospel and open eyes that were blind. And now we plead, “Come back to God!”
2 Corinthians 2-3
How glorious the law of God! It reveals our sin, and yet it does not provide the tools we need to eliminate our sin. The Apostle Paul points out that the message of grace is even more glorious as it is not fading but ever-growing. It is the work of God in our lives, if…
Job 25-31
In addition to declaring his integrity, Job reflects on some awesome wonders of the Lord including how the Earth hangs on nothing!
2 Corinthians 1
Pastor Carl begins a study of 2 Corinthians as Paul the Apostle is forced to defend himself from those accusing him of being dishonest and unqualified. What Paul would rather do is teach about Jesus and encourage the body in their time or trial, which he does as well.
Ezra 9 – 10
The book of Ezra ends with Ezra arriving to a situation requiring substantial discipline on the people of Judah. Once again Israel has followed after the gods of the surrounding people groups and became “unequally yoked with unbelievers” they intermarried and had children… all causing the people to drift away from their fellowship with the…
Job 22-24
Job’s friend Eliphaz accuses Job of doing various acts of wickedness including crushing orphans! But there is no evidence… yet Job questions why the wicked actually prosper and many times the righteous suffer.
Ezra 4-6
When the surrounding adversaries cause the building of the Temple to stop, it remains stopped for years! Until prophets of God declare that God’s direction supersedes that of earthly authority. In fact, He moves on the hearts of earthly authorities to accomplish His will, and the building resumes!
Ezra 1 – 3
As God had promised through Jeremiah the captivity in Babylon has come to an end. The new King Cyrus of the Medo Persian empire released all Jews who are called by God to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild. A remnant take up the offer and begin the long journey of rebuilding the Temple and…