During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’ warnings about hypocrisy: doing the right things in order to receive human applause. Jesus called us rather to focus on the divine audience and receive grace upon grace from God.
In John 20:19-31, Jesus appeared to his disciples twice, once to commission and equip them and a second time to show himself to Thomas....
Although Paul’s circumstances were very difficult, he focused on bigger realities in which he rejoiced.
The tragic incident of the golden calf serves as a warning to Christians and points to the necessity of an adequate satisfaction for our...