Read Romans 4:1–15 What does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:3 Dr. Harry Ironside, for eighteen years pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, told of visiting a Sunday school class while on vacation. The teacher asked, “How were people saved...
Read Hebrews 12:1–6 Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 Athletes used to wear training weights to help...
Read 2 Timothy 4:9–22 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. 2 Timothy 4:18 When Paul had been discouraged in Corinth, the Lord came to him and encouraged him (Acts 18:9–11). After he had been arrested in Jerusalem, Paul...
Read James 1:19–20 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19–20 We should not get angry with God or His Word. “A patient man has great understanding, but a...
Read Hebrews 2:2–3 If the message spoken by angels was binding … how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? Hebrews 2:2–3 The composer of “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” Robert Robinson, was converted under the mighty preaching of George Whitefield. But later in life he...
Read Ecclesiastes 6:1–9 All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Rich and poor alike labor to stay alive. But even after all this labor, the appetite of neither rich nor poor is fully satisfied. Why do we eat? So that we can...
Read 2 Corinthians 2:12–17 Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 2 Corinthians 2:14 The picture here is that of the “Roman triumph,” the special tribute that Rome gave to its conquering...
Read Colossians 4:7–13 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings. Colossians 4:10 Aristarchus was identified as Paul’s “fellow prisoner” and also as one of Paul’s “fellow workers” (Philem. v. 24). Aristarchus was from Macedonia and was one of Paul’s traveling companions (Acts 19:29). He was originally from Thessalonica (20:4)...
Read 1 Timothy 5:1–16 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 1 Timothy 5:3 The church could not care for all the widows in the city, but it should care for believers who are a part of the fellowship. We should “do good to all people,...
Read 1 Timothy 3:8–16 Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 1 Timothy 3:8 A pastor friend of mine took a church that was a split from another church and constantly at war with itself. From what...