It’s been quite some time since I was visited by Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses, but a few weeks ago a missionary from the JWs came to my door and has come back every week since, except this past Friday. He gives me his literature and insisted I watch a...
Job 1:6-8 “6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the...
The first mention of the Holy Spirit in the Bible is in the second verse of the first chapter of Genesis. Genesis 1:1-2 “1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness upon the face of...
The Bible is all about relationships. Firstly, it describes how our relationship with God should be, and secondly, it talks about our relationship with one another. I discussed our relationship with God the Father a bit in this post on the Lord’s Prayer. But there is more. Hebrews 4:16 “16 Let...
Prayer – For Thine Is The Kingdom, And The Power, And The Glory, Forever, Amen John the Baptizer preached it. Matthew 3:1-2 “1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus...
Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors Even though this prayer is made so often that we seldom really think about the words, most of us are probably very sincere about the first half of this, “Forgive us our debts.” We want God to forgive our sins....
Thy Kingdom Come 2Timothy 4:8 “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” Christ will establish a new kingdom here...
Hallowed Be Thy Name This phrase seems simple enough to understand and doesn’t appear to require any explanation. But let’s give one anyway. I think that it is safe to say that we all agree that the person of God Himself is holy. He is sacred and pure. He...
Which Art in Heaven Heaven – The home of God our Father. It is a realm beyond this world, outside of our three dimensional time and space. It is where the throne of God resides. Acts 7:48-49 “48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as...
Our Father The opening address of the what we call The Lord’s Prayer calls on the name of the Father. When Jesus said, “Our Father,” He was making a declarative statement. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. God is, after all, the progenitor, the...