Recent Bible Studies, Church and Academy Events. Verse by verse Bible teaching, with an emphasis on practical application, from Pastor Ron Arbaugh of Calvary Chapel San Antonio
This is another psalm of David. Clearly, the occasion for writing was tremendous trials and unfair persecution. Very familiar circumstances in the life of the king.
In this chapter, we actually see Paul change personalities. Up to this point, he has been a pastor and an apologist. But here, he turns full-blown evangelist!
This is a psalm of vindication from God through identification with God!
Irresistible grace denies that man has any responsibility whatsoever in answering God's call, to salvation or service...
God chooses, He calls, He justifies, He glorifies those He knows will choose Him back…
Jesus has to be first and only in our lives if we want to see God!
If God is this faithful to faithless Israel, just think about what it means for you and me…
Our Shepherd can make fearful waters of life still. He was, after all, the One who made stormy waters calm. He will do so for you and me as well…
Every promise in this final section depends on whether or not you will believe—really believe—this statement…
Each one of us has been personally invited to the kingdom of God Himself! He chose us and He called (invited) us to be the guest of honor at a wedding—ours…
Psalm 19:1 'The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.' That God is the creator is assumed! Please notice that in Gen.1:1 and Jn.1:1 no effort is made to prove the existence of God. Do you know that atheism is a relatively new invention of man? Man was clearly polytheistic (many gods) from early on in civilization. But to believe in no god was considered absurd...