Posts from 2025

Posts from 2025

The Seven “I Am” Statements

As Christians, we want to know Christ. We want to love, appreciate, trust, and follow Jesus for who He is, as revealed in the Scriptures. On Sunday morning, our plan is to discuss nine titles of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew. As we look forward to that study, let’s consider in this article what is oftentimes referred to as the “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John. Seven different times in John, Jesus uses the words “I am”…

Knowing the Love that Surpasses Knowledge

There are some things in life that are really difficult to describe. How long is eternity? What is the definition of the word “the”? What does water taste like? Those are difficult questions to answer! In Ephesians 3:19, Paul prays for his readers “to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.” Our God loves us so much that it is beyond our comprehension. The smartest, most intelligent person on the planet will never be able to understand the love…

What is “Blasphemy against the Spirit”?

In Matthew 12:31-32, Jesus says the following words: “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” For some, these words have caused a lot of worry. It is easy to start wondering,…

Listen to Jesus

Lord willing, when we assemble on Sunday morning for worship, we will study Luke 9:28-36. This is the story that is oftentimes titled “The Transfiguration of Jesus.” Within this passage, God gives a command that He desires for every person to obey. Speaking of Jesus, God the Father says, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” God speaks to us today by His Son (Hebrews 1:2); therefore, we are to listen to Jesus. While we have the…

Who Is God? (Part 2)

Last week, we allowed Scripture to speak in response to the following question: who is God? We have discussed how God describes Himself in Exodus 34:6-7. We explored God’s omniscience, omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omnipresence. While far from being an exhaustive list, let’s consider seven more descriptions of God from the Bible. If we are going to truly believe God and place our faith in Him, we need to understand how He has revealed Himself to the best of our ability.…

Who Is God? (Part 1)

On Sunday morning, if the Lord wills, we will continue our theme of “I Believe God” by considering God’s nature. We will ask the following question: who is God? If we are going to truly believe God, we need to understand, to the best of our ability, the nature, character, and identity of the One whom we are trusting and putting our faith in. While completely comprehending the nature of God is impossible for us as limited human beings, I…