Reverent Joy

David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah…

Father’s Day Sermon: “The LORD Establishes the House”

After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the…

All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. In the past,…

For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies…

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize…

[The prophet Samuel to King Saul]:“But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and…

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do:…

I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him…

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to…

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for…