Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 5. Yesterday in 2 Corinthians 4, we read that Paul and his companions did not lose heart despite the hardships they faced because they have a ministry that transforms lives by the power of Christ. Today’s reading continued the theme of serving […]
2 Corinthians 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 4. In 2 Corinthians 3, Paul defended his ministry to the Corinthians (3:1-6) and argued that the Corinthians themselves were a proof that God was working in Paul and his partners as they ministered. In both 1 and 2 Corinthians, Paul addressed an […]
1 Corinthians 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Corinthians 4. Some Christians have a regal view of the ministry. That is, they see pastors and other ministry leaders like monarchs. They look up to us, in some ways, so they think that everyone must give us honor and respect and treat […]
2 Thessalonians 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Thessalonians 3. We all know that we should be praying for our missionaries and others who serve the Lord full-time in ministry. But what should we pray for, specifically? Maybe we ask the Lord to “bless them,” but what do we really mean […]
1 Thessalonians 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Thessalonians 2. Unlike his relationship with some of the other churches he started, Paul had a great relationship with the church at Thessalonica. In yesterday’s reading, Paul described how the Thessalonians received the gospel from him and how they began spreading that gospel […]
Acts 18
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 18. In this chapter Paul met a couple, Aquila and Priscilla, who would become his friends and ministry associates. Verse 3 tells us that, in addition to having Christ in common, they also made a living by making tents just as Paul did […]
Acts 11
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 11. In the devotional about Acts 10, I suggested that there would be tensions in the early church as God transitioned her from a group of Jewish believers in Jesus into a trans-national, worldwide group with no ethnic distinctions. Here in Acts 11 […]
Acts 8
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 8. Back in Acts 1:8, Jesus said that the disciples would be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the rest of the earth. Here chapter 8 of Acts, persecution (vv. 1, 4-5) moved the gospel from Jerusalem to Samaria. Phillip, one […]
Matthew 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 4. Frank Sinatra’s famous song, “New York, New York,” contains the lyrics, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” If success in someone’s line of work requires finding a really big audience, then that line of lyrics is true. Get […]
1 Chronicles 23, Malachi 1, 1 John 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Chronicles 23, Malachi 1, and 1 John 5. This devotional is about Malachi 1. The book of Malachi starts with a statement of God’s unconditional love. Verse 2 says, “‘I have loved you,’ says the Lord.” When Israel questioned God’s love in verse […]