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I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness | Isaiah 61.10 We looked this week at the Parable of the Wedding Garment and at the need for us to have […]

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and […]

And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. | Mark 11.13 In Mark’s gospel, the version of the story we studied Sunday adds a […]

For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. | 1 Corinthians 15.21-22 The reason why Easter is so powerful is because it is the source from which the whole world […]

Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; he gave them into the hand of the nations,  so that those who hated them ruled over them.  Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. Many times he delivered them,  but they were […]

There is a fundamental flaw in our search for happiness. We think that once we have what we want, we will be grateful and satisfied; but we can look around and see plenty of people who have enough to be thankful and aren’t. Gratitude does not come from satisfaction. Instead, the opposite is true. Being […]