Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 9. We met Saul yesterday and saw how he persecuted the church and, in God’s providence, was used to get the gospel out of Jerusalem and into the rest of Judea and also into Samaria, just as the Lord had commanded in Acts […]
Luke 23
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Luke 23. Yesterday we read about Jesus’ religious trial in Luke 22:66-71. That trial was for blasphemy (see Matt 26:64-66). Since Jesus claimed to be “the Son of God” (vv. 69-70 here in Luke 23) and that he would “be seated at the right […]
Luke 15
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Luke 15. A few years ago, I was standing in line at a coffee shop while the couple in front of me placed their orders, paid, and received change. As the cashier was handing the man his change, he dropped one of the coins. […]
Hebrews 9
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Hebrews 9. Hebrews 9 continued the argument that Christ was better than the Old Testament sacrificial system. The author of Hebrews presented a tight argument comparing the sacrificial system under the old covenant (vv. 1-10) and the new covenant Christ has set up and […]
Hebrews 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Hebrews 7. Unless you have a Roman Catholic background, priests have probably not occupied much of your attention during your life. But if you were Jewish, especially during the time when the New Testament was written, priests were very important to your religious practice. […]
Matthew 9
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 9. The opening paragraph of this chapter told us about five men. One of them was paralyzed; the other four carried him to Jesus (v. 2). We were not told if the men said anything to Jesus, but whether they spoke or not, […]
Matthew 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 5. Who is responsible: The answer to this quiz is the same for every question–you are. Why? Because God created you. He’s perfect so you should be perfect like he is (v. 48). That’s an impossible standard, I know. Jesus knew it, too. […]
Matthew 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Happy New Year and welcome to our reading of the New Testament. These devotionals will arrive in your inbox Monday through Friday. Reading God’s word is much more important than reading my devotional thoughts, so if you are pressed for time on any given day, […]
1 Chronicles 19-20, Zechariah 12:1-13:1, Psalms 130-132
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Chronicles 19-20, Zechariah 12:1-13:1, and Psalms 130-132. This devotional is about Zechariah 12:1-13:1. Today’s passage from Zechariah is not nearly as well-known as other prophecies of Christ but it is an important one because it foretold the sufferings of Christ on the cross. […]
2 Kings 14, Micah 7, John 8
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Kings 14, Micah 7, and John 8. This devotional is about Micah 7. Unbelievers who read the Old Testament commonly complain that “the God of the Old Testament” is a God of anger, wrath, and vengeance. Of course he is, because he is […]