Teaching
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Did Jesus Not Know?
What Mark 13:32 Is Really Telling Us One of the most discussed verses about the identity of Christ — and why it points toward the miracle of the Incarnation, not away from it. “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the…
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Why Our Prayers Go Unanswered: A Deep Dive into 7 Reasons
1. We Have Little or No Faith Faith is the very foundation of prayer. Without it, prayer becomes little more than wishful thinking spoken into the air. Jesus was extraordinarily direct about this connection — in Matthew 21:22 He said, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” The operative word…
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By Their Fruit You Will Know Them: A Study of Luke 6:43–45 and Matthew 7:15–23
Luke 6:43–45 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an…
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The Rejected Cornerstone: God’s Sovereign Plan Through Christ
Mark 12:1–12 “And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 2 When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants…
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Godly Sorrow: The Pathway to Repentance, Restoration, and Life
The Christian life is marked not by sinless perfection but by continual repentance. Throughout Scripture, God calls His people to recognize their sin, grieve over it rightly, turn from it, and return to Him. This grief is not an end in itself. It is designed by God to produce transformation. The apostle Paul summarizes this…
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Preaching vs Teaching: Proclaiming and Instructing God’s Word
As we labor to proclaim the full counsel of God, it is important to recognize the distinction between preaching and teaching. These are two ministries of the Word that serve different but complementary purposes. Preaching is often associated with exhortation, calling people to repentance, faith, and action. The Greek word most commonly used for this…
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Nothing Reaches the Child of God Without First Passing Through the Hands of God: A Biblical Theology of Divine Sovereignty, Providence, and the Security of the Believer
One of the most comforting and profound truths revealed throughout Scripture is that the lives of God’s people are never left to chance, fate, luck, coincidence, or the unchecked power of men and demons. The testimony of the entire Bible is that God reigns over all things and that those who belong to Him are…
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From Blurred Vision to Seeing Clearly: The Blind Man of Bethsaida, Sanctification, and the Believer’s Journey to Eternal Sight
The healing of the blind man in Mark 8 is one of the most unique miracles in Scripture because it happens in stages. Jesus could have healed the man instantly, as He often did, but instead He chose to restore his sight gradually. The Passage “And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to…
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Three Responses to Jesus in Matthew Chapter 2: An Analysis of the Human Responses Revealed by the Arrival of the Messiah
Matthew chapter 2 records some of the earliest responses to the birth of Jesus Christ. While the chapter contains historical events surrounding the visit of the Magi, Herod’s reaction, and the fulfillment of multiple Old Testament prophecies, it also provides a remarkable picture of how different people respond when confronted with the reality of who…
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Jesus, Jairus’s Daughter, and the Woman With the Issue of Blood
A Deep Expository Study of Mark 5:21–43 Mark 5:21–43 “When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the sea. One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet and begged him earnestly,…