“The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.” – Psalm 33:11 The Western world has made major cultural shifts in the past several decades. An article titled The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism in the magazine First Things make a compelling case that the overall culture of the Western … Read more
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” – Proverbs 14:34 With the presidential elections just around the corner, we begin the week with a timely new series called Vote Like Jesus. Some years ago, I was in Ohio at a coffee shop when an Amish family pulled up in a … Read more
What does the Bible say about government, and why should that affect your decision come November? Join us for the launch of our controversial new series 🔥
“But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.” – Daniel 12:13 We end our journey through the book of Daniel by looking at two more promises that God has for the future and things that can never get deleted … Read more
“Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” – Luke 10:20 A few years ago in early 2020, most people will remember as, one by one, events were deleted from the calendar. Birthday parties, sporting events, even weddings were postponed and … Read more
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” – 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 As we continue in Daniel chapter 11, we read verses 18-19, which speak of Antiochus III, or … Read more
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.” – Malachi 3:1 Daniel 11:3-20, talks, once again, about Alexander the … Read more
“And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.” – Daniel 11:1 In Daniel 11, we see five different rulers and around 150 years of human history predicted in advance by God, who, as we’ve seen throughout the book, knows everything that will happen … Read more
One of the most popular and insightful passages to study in a time of increasing conversation around social disobedience and social justice, Pastor Mark preaches from Romans 13:1-7 on how Christians can discern a course of action when God and government collide.
“Then he said to me, ‘Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.’” – Daniel 10:12 As we continue reading Daniel chapter 10, the angel that visits Daniel says, … Read more
“In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.” – Daniel 10:2-3 Daniel 10 reveals another one of Daniel’s visions just a few years after the Babylonian Empire was overthrown by … Read more
“The righteous shall live by faith.” – Romans 1:17 Daniel 9 ends with another prophecy that is hotly debated among Bible scholars. But I can tell you one thing: It’s talking about Jesus Christ. There are lots of questions and even more potential answers here. Here are the questions: The way you answer each of … Read more