Malachi Week 3: (3:1-5): The Results of Repentance—Restoration. Modern philosopher and author Dallas Willard once told the story of a young child who crept into her father’s bedroom to sleep. Though it was dark, merely being in the presence of her father was enough to...
Malachi 2: Repenting for Dishonoring God’s Name by Living a Life of Compromise. Christian. What pops into your mind when you hear that word? Is the term easy to define, or does the term come with mixed connotations and meanings? In our find your own truth society, do...
Malachi 1: Repenting for Doubting God’s Love and Withholding Our Best. The earliest days of the Church were filled with doubt and difficulty. Because of the intense persecution believers faced, it was not uncommon for those in the Church to fall away and succumb to...
Finding Security in God’s Power and Provision: Philippians 4:10-23 The church in Philippi was dedicated to Paul and to meeting his needs. God used Paul to transform the lives of these saints, watching God visit them and move in their lives in vivid ways. Paul was a...
Finding Security in God’s Presence and Peace: Philippians 4:1-9 Paul was devoted to the church at Philippi and to seeing these saints finish their spiritual race. Chapter four opens with Paul reminding them of his great love for them and urging them to stand firm in...
The Christian’s Future: Glorification (Philippians 3:17-21) The Apostle Paul was straining and pressing on to what was ahead—the upward call of God—the prize of glorification—the prize of graduating to the heavenly realm and attaining the upward call of God. He taught...
