“‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’—He said to the paralytic, ‘I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.’” Mark 2:10-11   It’s human nature to focus on our physical needs. Our attention gets pulled[...]

“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18   When we think about God’s will we tend to mean what He can do for us. But when the Bible talks about God’s will it’s usually giving us instructions. For instance,[...]

“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13   Grief isn’t a bad thing, it’s a demonstration of love. The apostle Paul brings the comfort of hope to handle the[...]

“For this is the will of God…that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor” 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4   Christians should have an intuition toward moral purity. This built-in knowledge about how to control ourselves comes from the Holy Spirit. Why then do we[...]

“For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass” 1 Thessalonians 3:4   The Bible never says that life gets easier after salvation. In fact, it says quite the opposite. Paul told the Thessalonian Christians to[...]

After every school shooting we face the question of, “Why?” Why did a woman shoot her way into a private Christian school in Nashville and kill six people? Well, some in the media want us to believe that an unfair law made this woman do a bad thing. They’re painting[...]

“…if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10   The strong work ethic that once defined America is disappearing. Millions of men in their prime working years have voluntarily dropped out of the workforce. The apostle Paul was straightforward about those[...]

“You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers” 1 Thessalonians 2:10   Few of us today think the way Paul did. Here, he invited other believers to judge his life—to be witnesses of whether or not he was living with integrity. We’re[...]

“we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.” 1 Thessalonians 2:2   It’s no secret that our culture is increasingly hostile to Christianity, which is why many believers stay silent. The apostle Paul faced similar issues. The gospel of Jesus was not a popular[...]