Ephesians 2

Ephesians 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson The New Testament teaches a decidedly Godward worldview that unifies all people through the person of Christ.  This worldview will never be realized…

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Ephesians 1

Ephesians 1 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence The first chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians can easily be broken up into three sections: Paul’s introduction and greetings, his praise to…

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Joel 3

Joel 3 by Pastor David Groendyk If you’re a baseball fan, you might know the name Karim Garcia. He spent 10 years playing professional ball in America. He wasn’t a…

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Joel 2

Joel 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson As we read in Joel 1, locusts have invaded the land. Since we do not see locust swarms here, I embedded a link…

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Joel 1

Joel 1 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin The book of Joel begins with deep lamentation by the people of God due to a plague of locusts that has invaded the…

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Galatians 6

Galatians 6 by Pastor David Groendyk Use your new-found freedom to serve other people. That’s Paul’s closing plea. Since Christ has done the work of saving us, and since we…

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Galatians 5

Galatians 5 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Provocative language.  Some people make their living off saying things that shock. Howard Stern, Muhammed Ali, Rosie O’Donnell, Roseanne Barr, are a few…

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Galatians 4

Galatians 4 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin If I could sum up the entire epistle to the Galatians using only one word, I would use the word “freedom.”  Here, Paul…

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Galatians 3

Galatians 3 by Pastor David Groendyk When I was in college, the phrase “You foolish Galatian” was one our favorite insults to call one another. As far as insults go,…

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Galatians 2

Galatians 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson For chapter two of Galatians, I would like to focus on verses 11-15, where Paul publicly rebukes Peter for Peter’s decision to no…

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