Posts from December 2025

Ephesians 4:26-27 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. Are there any negative emotions that regularly leave you exposed to Satan’s attacks? There is a TV show called Leverage. It’s about a team of thieves who come together with a cop to help people who are being used and mistreated by someone in power. They bring justice by finding…

Does the thought of being asked to compromise your values trouble you? Why or why not? Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. At some point, most of us will have an authority figure ask us to do something that compromises our values and beliefs. Would you be willing to make a respectful appeal to them, to change…

Revelation 2:14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. Most of us only know Balaam as the man whose donkey had some challenging words for him (Numbers 22:1-41). He brought about a lot of pain and destruction for the Israelites. Balak, the king of Moab hired…

What is it that hardens a person’s heart? The Pharisees thought they were better than everyone else. What could you accuse a pharisee of? They would fast twice a week. They always read from the Old Testament. They prayed regularly. They were highly esteemed by the people around them, but Jesus accused them of being hard-hearted. Mark 3:3-6 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking…