As we saw last week, Ezra proclaimed to Artaxerxes the truth that “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.” Both Ezra and Nehemiah bragged on God’s hand for good and His strong and good hand […]

The book of Ezra is filled with clear evidence of God’s power over earthly kings. Proverbs 21:1 states, The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. In Ezra 1:1-2, we see that the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of […]

This past Sunday, Kerry did a great job of covering the section in I Peter 2 with related passages, on how servants are to relate to their masters. The subject of submission to authority can be difficult for all of us. The Scriptures identify four basic earthly realms of authority where obedience is instructed: government […]

The last three weeks, we have seen how easily we can commit sins of silence by not praising our Lord and others, by not praying to our Lord and interceding for others, and by not proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ. This last sin of silence deals exclusively with our interaction with our fellow […]