December 14   Philippians 3Paul had quite the status in Judaism before he became a Christian.  From a worldly view, he was on the way up and had a bright future.  But Jesus had to blind Paul to actual...  Read More

December 13    Philippians 2     We are called to live in humility and in good relationship with God and others.  Jesus set the ultimate example of humility as he stepped from a throne in Heaven to a ...  Read More

December 11   Philippians 1Paul in v.6 tells the Philippians that God has begun a good work in them and will carry it on until completion.  Their Christian lives were a work in progress as God was sti...  Read More

December 10   Ephesians 6We are familiar with the armor of God.  We need to remember that each piece is necessary for the Christian.  It says put on the "full" armor of God.  This is a reminder that w...  Read More

December 9   Ephesians 5Have you ever tried to imitate someone? A lot of times people try to imitate celebrities.  When I coached basketball kids would try to imitate their favorite players.   It was ...  Read More

December 7   Ephesians 3What a joy to know that we have access to God in prayer.  When we pray we know that God listens and hears us.  We don't have to go through other people, we can go directly to G...  Read More

December 6    Ephesians 2God's great love for us led to salvation through Jesus Christ.  It is by grace we have been saved.  That should both humble us and cause ultimate praise.  We are humbled when ...  Read More

December 5   Ephesians 1Ephesians 1 reminds us who the head of the church is.  Everything has been placed under Jesus' feet and he is the head of the church.  What does that mean for us?  First, it sh...  Read More

December 4   Galatians 6Scripture is clear that we need to look out for one another.  We need to carry one another's burdens it says in Galatians 6.  We are not called to struggle in life alone.  We k...  Read More

December 3    Galatians 5In Christ we find freedom from sin.  Not just forgiveness for sin, but freedom from sin.  The reality is that for the Christian sin is not necessary in our lives.  We have fre...  Read More

December 2    Galatians 4When we come to salvation we become children of God.  He gives us the Holy Spirit to come into our lives to help us know how live as children of God.  The new covenant through...  Read More

December 1    Galatians 3We cannot earn our salvation.  We cannot do a list of good things and overcome our sin. The only hope of salvation that we have is through Jesus who took on our sins at the cr...  Read More