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 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Mark 5. At the end of Mark 4 yesterday, Jesus calmed the storm and caused the disciples to ask themselves, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” (Mark 4:41). Here in chapter 5 the answer to that question emerged from […]
Mark 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Mark 1. If you had a terminal illness or a permanent, disfiguring, disabling injury, how far would you travel to be healed? Would you travel a long way if the chance of being healed was 50%? 20%? 1%? My guess is that just about […]
Luke 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Luke 3. Luke chapter 3 begins with some historical context. It told us that John the Baptist began his ministry during “the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar” (v. 1). Then it goes on to list some other leaders. These leaders can […]
Hebrews 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Hebrews 5. One of the struggles I’ve had as a Christian is the feeling that God hasn’t listened to my prayers. I know that God hears and knows everything, so the problem isn’t that my prayer wasn’t heard. The problem is that, although God […]
Matthew 27
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 27. At the end of Matthew 26, Jesus faced a religious trial. The religious leaders of Judaism investigated and convicted Jesus of blasphemy (vv. 63-65). By admitting that he was “the Son of God” (v. 63b) Jesus agreed that he shared God’s nature, […]
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 3-4, Zechariah 2, John 17
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Chronicles 3-4, Zechariah 2, and John 17. This devotional is about 1 Chronicles 4. In 2000 Bruce Wilkinson wrote a book titled The Prayer of Jabez based on our passage for today, specifically 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. That book was a monster best seller […]
2 Kings 8, Micah 2, Psalm 119:121-176
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Kings 8, Micah 2, and Psalm 119:121-176. This devotional is about Micah 2. This passage begins by announcing “woe to those who plan iniquity.” The word “woe” signals a prayer or a wish for a curse; it is an announcement, in this context, […]
1 Kings 12, Joel 1, 2 Timothy 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Kings 12, Joel 1, and 2 Timothy 4. This devotional is about 1 Kings 12. One verse explains what happened to Solomon’s son Rehoboam and what happens to anyone who thinks they have authority to benefit themselves. That verse is verse 7: “They […]