Bible study & exposition Archives

26 Apr

Does God Want You to Be Holy or Happy?

April 26, 2023
By Chris Anderson

Have you ever had the impression that God wants Christians to be holy, not happy? That spiritual growth is a duty rather than a delight? Psalm 1 says that’s just not true. The first word...

25 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

Jesus: The Coming of Grace and Glory

December 25, 2021
By Chris Anderson

We live between two epic events—in a meadow between two Mountains. Titus 2:11-14 says so. It's a Christmas text. And a prophetic text. And a Christian-living text. And it's under-appreciated. Jesus' First, Gracious Appearance:...

24 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Hardships & True Thankfulness: On the 400th Anniversary of Thanksgiving 1621

November 24, 2021
By Joe Tyrpak

If this year is the hardest year yet for thanksgiving, then let me suggest that it’s probably the best opportunity yet for you to magnify God’s worth by giving thanks to him. Hardships, in fact, provide the best occasion...

22 Oct

Devotional Thoughts

Repent of Your Righteousness

October 22, 2021
By Chris Anderson

Your unrighteousness will damn you. But not as quickly as your righteousness. The enemy of your soul is both your unrighteousness and your own righteousness. As Christ said,“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but...

25 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Gospel Meditations on Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Take a mental Thanksgiving snapshot. What does it look like? For me, it's a cornucopia overflowing with vegetables (although I'm an unabashed carnivore). It's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, complete with its giant, inflatable, pilgrim-duds-wearing turkey. It's NFL...

01 Oct

Perspective

Brick by Brick: The Lasting Benefits of Expository Preaching

October 1, 2020
By Chris Anderson

I recently read an excerpt from Paul Wolfe’s My God Is True! which provides an encouraging reminder of the importance and power of patient, long-term faithfulness in preaching the Word. Wolfe encourages preachers not to seek to “wow”...

05 Jun

Perspective

Grace > Race

June 5, 2020
By Chris Anderson

As if our country weren't facing enough challenges with COVID-19 and the economic downturn it caused, racial tensions have again erupted. I say "again," because they never completely disappear, and perhaps they won't on this side of heaven;...

26 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

Fighting for Joy in Times of Trouble

March 26, 2020
By Chris Anderson

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Word nerds everywhere are grateful to Inigo Montoya for this profound statement. People use words they don't understand all...

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