The Spirit of Excellence (Daniel 1:11-20) 11 So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the […]

Your God-Given Assignment – Be Strong and Accomplish It (Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 28:4-10 | Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-18 | Gospel: John 18:29-33) However the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler. And of the […]

I AM the Lord, I Change Not (Numbers 23:13-26) 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into […]

Grappling with Life’s Paradoxes (Psalm 73:2-20) 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.4 For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm. (Grappling with Life’s Paradoxes) 5 They are not in […]

Overcoming Sin and Death (Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 | Gospel: John 20:1-18) 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if […]