In the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13, we read the second of two letters that contains only praise and encouragement from Jesus for the church. Although the church in Philadelphia looked weak, it was actually strong, because it had done the one simple thing that all churches and all Christians must do: keep Christ’s word. Jesus’ instruction to them (and to us) was correspondingly simple: hold on to what you have.
From several texts in the New Testament, this message answers four questions: What is the meaning of baptism? Who should be baptized? How should...
King Nebuchadnezzar exited the scene with an important lesson for all of us about who is the real King.
After the Lord healed a man lame from birth, Peter announced the gospel to the crowd along with the promised blessings for those who...