1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. As Paul closes the book of 1 Thessalonians, he ends with practical and healthy habits for this godly church to have a strong soul, similar to the prescriptions a … Read more
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 – We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. When you go in to visit your doctor, say for your annual checkup, … Read more
1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12 – But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. Not only are Christians … Read more
1 Thessalonians 3:4 – For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. Teaching people how to suffer well is crucial, and the people were well-taught by Paul and applied what they had been told in … Read more
1 Thessalonians 3:1-3 – Therefore when we could bear it no longer…we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. What comes out of a bottle of ketchup when … Read more
En Nehemías 3, el pastor Mark muestra que los días ordinarios son cruciales para dar paso a los días extraordinarios. De lo que parece ser sólo una larga lista de personas, nos predica sobre principios para los líderes y para toda clase de personas, luego, finaliza con la buena noticia de que Jesús tiene otra lista en la que estarán para siempre los que tengan una relación con Él.
Genesis 32:24 – And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. In Genesis 32, a man by the name of Jacob is on his way to see his brother, Esau, who he’s been at odds with for many years. One night, the now-elderly Jacob is by himself … Read more
In this Q&A from James River Church, Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife, Grace, try to give some advice to couples on how to encourage one another for a healthy, flourishing relationship. To get more unfiltered, uncensored, and unapologetic Bible teaching from Pastor Mark Driscoll text “RealFaith” to 99383.
1 Kings 19:19 – So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. At just the right time, at one of Elijah’s lowest points, God … Read more
1 Kings 19:14 – He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” After a very public … Read more
1 Kings 19:10 – He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” In this scene of Elijah’s life, … Read more
1 Kings 19:8 – And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. Elijah, the great man of God, had some very dark days, so dark that his anxiety, depression, and fear drove him to want to die. In the … Read more