“Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.” (Colossians 1:11-12) Many family and friends are mindful of giving thanks this week. Across the country, people will eat, laugh, and be thankful for their loved ones this coming Thursday. Gratitude for food and family will flow from the hearts of many … as i

You know what I love about God? Many things … There are many things that I love about Him, but one thing I adore is His reassurance. I had a moment of doubt about last week’s article. After I wrote the article and recorded the video for YouTube, I began to think that maybe I was wrong. Maybe I was theologically off. I wrote and spoke about 3 of the 7 Spirits of God derived from Isaiah 11:2, but I began to wonder if I was right in dividing them up into seven different spirits

Hey there, reader. Allow me to deviate from the Book of Colossians today. In my personal study last week, I read Isaiah 11, which spoke of the coming Messiah. The Prophet Isaiah explained what this coming Messiah would be like. He described the spirits that Christ would embody. Isaiah 11:2 reads: "The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him , The Spirit of wisdom and understanding , The Spirit of counsel and might , The Spirit of knowledge and of the fe

Hello, my faithful few! Today, we are starting the Book of Colossians, written by the Apostle Paul. Per usual, Paul began his letter by greeting the believers at Colosse and praying God’s grace and peace upon them. I want to focus on just a few verses today from this text, and tie in a few other scriptures as well. Paul wrote,   “Because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as

Hello readers, it’s good to write to you once again. This week, we’re in 2 Thessalonians 3, the last chapter of this book. The Apostle Paul made an interesting shift in his encouragement towards the believers. Beginning at Verse 10, Paul wrote, “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who ar

Wars. Rumors of wars. Famine. Earthquakes. These are signs of Jesus’s second coming found in Matthew 24. However, we are studying 2 Thessalonians, and in Chapter 2, the Apostle Paul tells us another sign of the Lord’s Day. Paul wrote, “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that

Shown: (Mustard Seed Plant) Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonica is relatively short– only three chapters total, with chapter one being a mere twelve verses. Therefore, I don't have much to say to you today… giving you a quick and simple word, then I’m out of your hair. Firstly, despite the persecution the church suffered, Paul thanked God that the Thessalonians faith had grown and that their love abounded towards one another. “We are bound to thank God al

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“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet of God. And the dead in...

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Sometimes we overcomplicate things. As believers, we question certain paths in our life. We ask things like, “Should I move to this...

In 1 Thessalonians 3, the Apostle Paul said he just couldn’t take it anymore– he had to check on his people in Thessalonica. “For this...

No one likes delays … well … unless it’s a good delay. If an early morning event was delayed, granting you the opportunity to sleep in,...

"As you know how we exhorted, and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy...

“For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to...

Onward to 1 Thessalonians 2. Let’s review verses 1-4. The Apostle Paul said something that, initially, made me give him the side-eye. He...

Umm. From the title, this article may not appear too pretty or inviting. But actually, it’s downright beautiful. Paul wrote the following...

For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has...

“For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind...

Greetings, readers! Join me in studying 1 Thessalonians for the next few weeks. The Apostle Paul penned this letter to the church in...