Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In John 3:22-36, John the Baptist put an immediate stop to the idea of competition between Jesus and himself. His response provides not only pastors but all Christians with an excellent motto for our lives. (Here is a link to the full sermon notes.)
In Jonah 3, we find that God did not give up on Jonah or on the people of Nineveh, which encourages us to believe...
The ideal king’s marriage to the ideal bride not only teaches us about marriage but also about the relationship between God and his people.
While forgiving is always costly, those who have been forgiven can and must forgive others in turn.