Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read Exodus 11:1-12:21, Job 29, James 2. This devotional is about James 2:12-13. This passage is about the sin of favoritism (v. 1). Favoritism is a recurring problem that every church–meaning most Christians–will battle in our minds and hearts. Maybe we’re less overt than the people […]
Genesis 31, Esther 7, Matthew 22
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read Genesis 31, Esther 7, and Matthew 22. This devotional is about Matthew 22. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the American church struggled over the implications of the doctrine of inspiration. The fact that the Bible is the inspired word of God should not […]
Genesis 19, Nehemiah 8, Matthew 14
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read Genesis 19, Nehemiah 8, Matthew 14. This devotional is about Nehemiah 8. There are (roughly) three types of sermons: Most of my preaching is expository. Even in a series or message that is topical, I will usually spend extended time in the message in one […]
Genesis 15, Nehemiah 4, Matthew 10
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read Genesis 15, Nehemiah 4, Matthew 10. This devotional is about Genesis 15. Genesis 14, which we read yesterday, described how Abram and his men battled and defeated four kings who had beaten five other kings and had taken Lot captive. Scripture gives us no indication […]
Genesis 12, Nehemiah 1, Matthew 9
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read Genesis 12, Nehemiah 1, and Matthew 9. This devotional is about Nehemiah 1. The last sentence we read in Nehemiah 1 was, “I was cupbearer to the king.” This sentence is a key piece of information for understanding what is happening in this passage of […]
2 Chronicles 35, Malachi 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 35 and Malachi 3. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 35. Josiah was the last great king of Judah and he ruled for a long time–over 30 years. During his reign the idolatry that plagued both Israel and Judah for generations gave way, officially […]
2 Chronicles 34, Malachi 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 34 and Malachi 2. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 34. According to verse 1, Josiah was eight years old when he became king, When he was sixteen years old (v. 3: “In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still […]
2 Chronicles 30, Zechariah 12:1-13:1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 30 and Zechariah 12:1-13:1. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 30. The revival and reformation in Judah that we read about yesterday continued in this chapter. The new aspect of this revival was a desire to celebrate the Passover which we read […]
2 Chronicles 18, Zechariah 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 18 and Zechariah 3. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 18. “Counseling should be encouraging” a man said to me years ago. It was his justification for ending weekly sessions of marriage counseling I’d arranged for him and his wife with a Christian […]
2 Chronicles 17, Zechariah 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | Calvary Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 17 and Zechariah 2. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 17. The kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel were all evil in God’s sight. The kings of Judah were a mixed bag. After the kingdom divided, Judah had twenty kings; eight of them […]