The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Philemon 25 NIV

You only thought we were through with Philemon, didn't you? We still had one verse to go. Did you know that already? Whenever I do a series, I get some who wish it could continue, and others who wish it had ended after the first one. Whichever one you are, this is the last in

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it." Genesis 28:16 NIV

Jacob had been asleep. God spoke to him in a dream. When he woke up, he realized God was with him all along.

Has that ever happened to you? You feel as though you are all alone. No one understands. No one cares. Life's

But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "First seek the counsel of the LORD." 1 Kings 22:5 NIV

Do you appreciate good advise? If you are going to ask someone for advise, do you make sure it is someone who at least marginally knows what they are talking about?

I have a few good friends upon whom I lean for advise. I know that if they

Moses and Aaron were among His priests, Samuel was among those who called on His name; they called on the Lord and He answered them. Psalm 99:6 NIV

It worked for them. It will work for you.

There was nothing spectacular about these men. Oh, they were Godly men, but they weren't perfect. They had many flaws and had messed up a time or two. So

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

The beginning of the "Lord's Prayer" is very important to understanding the principle of prayer Jesus was teaching His disciples when He gave them the model prayer. This week, I want to look at what this opening phrase teaches us about our relationship to God in prayer.

The first

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

The second word I want us to consider in the model prayer is the word "Father". We have established the fact that He is a personal Father, but we need to now examine what this word actually means to us.

The word "Father" here is a word which root meaning is one of a person who

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

Our Father, that personal, loving, wonderful God, is right now, we He has always been, in Heaven, His dwelling place. Today I want to consider the phrase "which art in".

The word "which" is a transitional linking word. It connects "Our Father" to the place where our Father is.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

Yesterday we worked to examine the fact that the God of this universe, who we, the children of God, know as Father, is permanently fixed in Heaven. Today, let's consider the place where God resides: Heaven.

Heaven is defined in a Biblical sense simply as "the eternal dwelling

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

"Hallowed": to be Holy; set apart; the opposite of common.

God is Hallowed. He is Holy. He is set apart. He is the opposite of common.

Have you come to the realization that God is different from anything or anyone you will ever encounter? There is none like God. He is the

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

To end out look at this significant beginning phrase of the Lord's Prayer, we consider the words "be thy name".

I hope you understand that the Bible is perfect and complete. There is nothing to add and nothing to take away. At the same time, the original language doesn't perfectly

Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. Matthew 6:9 New Living Translation

Sometimes it helps me understand a Scripture to look it up in different versions. I have found the New Living Translation to be an easy reading way of helping find meaning in certain verses. After looking at this verse extensively in the King James

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV

In the letter that Paul wrote to Timothy, instructing him in the ministry, Paul gives specific advise on dealing with certain issues. This week I want to look at

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV

"...those who are rich..."

There is nothing wrong with wealth. The issue with wealth is more with what is done with wealth. The Bible never assumes that people

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV

Command those who are rich in this present age "not to be haughty..." What does it mean to not be haughty? The word "haughty" means to be proud or arrogant. Have you

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV

As we continue to look at this sentence Paul used to instruct Timothy, we come to the phrase "nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God". In normal

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV

Today comes the good part. All during this series, as we have looked at this command Paul was sending the people through Timothy, the tone has been very

The men turned away and went towards Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord. Genesis 18:22 NIV

As we examine this familiar story of Sodom and Gomorrah, I ask you to look not at the characters in these two cities, but at the characters in the place where you life. Not in the state in which you live, or even in the city, but the

Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing--to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous

Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it." Genesis 18:27-28 NIV

Abraham knew he was