Bible Messages

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for he himself has said, “I will Read more

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one Read more

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access Read more

We currently have 150 emails now about Romans 9, by far the most asked-about chapter in the Bible in the inbox. Here’s one of them, Read more

I am stunned every time I read the story of the exodus. How can the people of Israel complain like they do? How could they Read more

“You want me to do what?” It was all I could muster. For some reason, I didn’t immediately say no. Being asked to speak at Read more

1. Posing the Question The question posed in this title really contains three questions, and they are utterly crucial for the missionary task of the Read more

Up until now, we have focused our attention on the pleasures that God has in himself and in his work. He has pleasure in his Read more

About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. The Jews marveled at it, saying, “How is it that this Read more

Let me hang a bridge between last Sunday’s text and our concern today with the unbelief of anxiety. In Hebrews 3:12, it says, “Take care, brethren, lest their Read more

We read in 1 Thessalonians 1:6, “You also have become imitators of us and of the Lord.” In this text there are two people who are Read more

Sexual sin goes against who God created humans to be. The Bible teaches us this lesson in Proverbs 5 as the sage warns a young married Read more

Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it; yet the Lord set Read more

Love in the Bible, as in our everyday usage, can be directed from person to person or from a person to things. When directed toward Read more

After the question: Does God exist? to which God answers, I Am (Exodus 3:14), the next question that has shaped us most deeply at Bethlehem is: Why did God Read more

We begin a new series of messages this morning that will take us, Lord willing, through Easter Sunday morning, April 19. So I would like to begin Read more

Prayer can be difficult. As one theologian of the past said, “There are times in my life I’d rather die than pray.” When it comes Read more

It’s been fifteen years since I wrote When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy. I wrote it because hundreds of people who hear Read more

What an unspeakable and undeserved privilege it is to stand in this pulpit again and look out on you, the flock that the great Shepherd Read more

The two questions I want to try to answer today are: (1) What does it mean to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? (2) How do Read more

There’s a little baby in our church named Naomi Faith and she’s been in the hospital now for three months and hasn’t been home yet Read more

The assumption behind this article is that the preciousness and pleasures of Christmas will be deeper, stronger, and more intense if we experience Christmas as Read more

“We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). Read more

His Heart Is Broad as Heaven All Christians believe that God forgives sins. But how many of us feel, deep down in our bones, that God delights to Read more

As we are busy chasing the wind of Christmas season, it reminds us more soundly that we have made it through one other year and Read more

I invite you to look with me at a sequence of six passages in the New Testament book of Hebrews. These six passages contain the Read more