Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read John 1. I have often puzzled over and even lamented John’s use of “Word” in John 1:1. It is clear to me that John 1:1 and 14 indicate that Jesus is the “Word” and therefore “was God” (v. 1). But some people do not see […]
2 Peter 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Peter 1. Second Peter 1:3-4 is a passage I return to again and again in my own life as a Christian and in my attempts to teach and encourage other believers toward godliness. The passage starts with a bold proclamation: “His divine power has […]
Mark 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Mark 4. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not hard to understand. That is the Good News in a few basic bullet points. There is depth behind those bullet points to be learned and explored, but the message is not difficult. So why don’t […]
Mark 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Mark 3. In Mark 2, which we read yesterday, Jesus told the Pharisees that he did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Jesus’ statement could be read to imply that he believed the Pharisees were righteous. Although nobody seems to have […]
Romans 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 3. Romans 3 is an essential passage for understanding God’s saving grace to us in Christ. I cannot say this emphatically enough: Romans 3 is crucial for understanding our salvation, especially verses 9-31. But, for this devotional, I want to focus on verses […]
2 Corinthians 11
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 11. Despite a lifetime of love, discipline, and teaching from good parents, young people sometimes reject their parents, even denouncing them, and choose instead to make foolish and sinful decisions. That is the kind of heartbreak that comes to mind when I […]
2 Corinthians 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 3. Why is it that when people hear the gospel or read the Bible, some believe but others are unmoved, unchanged? How can someone study the Bible for years without coming to believe that Jesus is the Christ and that he died […]
Galatians 6
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 6. Here in Galatians 6, Paul begins to describe what “walking in the Spirit” (5:16) looks like. One who walks in the Spirit will: Verses 7-10 explain why we should do these things. Paul cites the law of the farm, reminding us that […]
Galatians 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 5. Paul continued passionately, here in Galatians 5, to argue that the Galatians must not try to mix faith in Christ with obedience to the Law of Moses (vv. 3-6). Verses 7-10 are a slight parenthesis in Paul’s argument. Paul stopped teaching about […]
Acts 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 7. At the end of yesterday’s reading in Acts 6, we read about how God was using Stephen and how he was dragged before the Sanhedrin to answer for his message. Here in Acts 7, the story continued as Stephen answered the charge […]