As Paul faithfully ministered the gospel in his second missionary journey, as usual, the envious Jews hounded him from city to city. They followed Paul from Thessalonica to Berea. We can pick up the story in Acts 17:13-15: “But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at […]

Have you ever seen someone that doesn’t have a healthy countenance and yet they are not physically sick? Both Psalm 42 and 43 speak of the “health” of our countenance. Three verses are almost identical – 42:5, 11, and 43:5. The Psalmist is asking a question to his soul, or, in a sense, “talking to […]

Years ago, I heard a preacher state that there are really only two things around us that last forever. Last week we looked at one of those, God’s Word, and the great RIO (Return On Investment) that it yields. Can you guess the second one? Dr. Bob Jones Sr. was struck by a huge truth […]

Return on Investment (ROI) is a metric used to understand the profitability of an investment. ROI compares how much you paid for an investment to how much you earned to evaluate its efficiency. Jesus gave very weighty answers to His disciples there on the Mount of Olives, directly opposite the temple to the east across […]

Last week I had the privilege of speaking with a young man that was quite excited to tell me about how the Lord has changed him. Before coming to Christ, he thought that pleasing himself was his purpose in life. He spent his time in this pursuit, which resulted in a demolished marriage among many […]