Solomon had everything this world can offer. But there was one thing he wanted more than all the treasures of this world. If you were asked to name the one thing you wanted most, what would it be?
Read more...Jesus came to Nain. There he met a widow, grieving over the death of her son. Jesus raised the young man from the dead with a word of command. A mourning village glimpsed the compassion of Jesus and his victory over sin, death and the curse.
Read more...Samuel grew up among men who saw religion as a profession but knew nothing of God. He never imagined a God who would speak or act. But he discovered that God was real and could be known.
Read more...A Gentile centurion appealed to Jesus for help. He was an outsider, shut out from Israel, God’s Old Testament people, and he knew it. Yet he was one of God’s elect, destined to be brought into God’s true people. God gave to him a faith that overcame all obstacles and won mercy from Israel’s Messiah.
Read more...The Jews to whom Jesus preached were confident that as the people of God, their status was secure. They were sure that their external privileges guaranteed their eternal salvation. How many people today – including many in evangelical churches – make the same mistake.
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