Walking with the Word

  • Walking with the Word – The Servant’s Suffering

    “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5 ESV) When we look…

  • Walking with the Word – A Man of God Pursues

    “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” (1 Timothy 6:11) Jesus has come to reach out to everyone in the world. Paul describes what reaching out to the world looks like. “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for…

  • Walking with the Word – The Potter’s Hands

    “’Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?’ declares the LORD. ‘Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.’” (Jeremiah 18:5-6) When we look at a piece of beautiful hand-crafted piece of pottery, we…

  • Walking with the Word – A Precious Faith

    “Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” (2 Peter 1:1-2) Peter had experienced a lot…

  • Walking with the Word – Because You are God’s Child

    “Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’ So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” (Galatians 4:6-7) When sin entered the world, mankind became slaves…

  • Walking with the Word – More than We Imagine

    “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:19-20) From the well, Joseph had no idea what…

  • Walking with the Word – Wisdom from God

    “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” (Proverbs 9:10) Wisdom comes to us from God. It comes as we understand the absolute nature of God. He is the one who created everything. When we look at creation, we can see its beauty and its…

  • Walking with the Word – The Local Church

    “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2…

  • Walking with the Word – Jesus Name

    “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11)…

  • Walking with the Word – Raised from the Dead

    “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.” (Acts 2:24) The central point of Peter’s message at Pentecost was Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Paul would later remind the church the importance to our message in the…