The Bible uses the number seven strategically throughout scripture in a plethora of circumstances to symbolize fulfillment and completion. Ultimately, its significance reminds us of God's ability to fulfill His promises.

A Feast of Unleavened Bread message, combined as sermonette and offertory message...

The purpose of God's Passover and His Holy Festivals is not to help faithful Christians get right with Him. God designed His Memorial and Festivals to celebrate His power to save us and share with us His overall plan in doing so, foundationally established with the Passover. These revelations are then designed to inspire our thankfulness, gratefulness, and appreciation, shown primarily in our response to follow in Jesus' way daily.

Ever since Satan deceived Eve and she and Adam sinned, man has been living under sin and death. Eating unleavened bread during the holy day festival helps us focus on a life free of sin, humbly submitted to God, and being reminded that Jesus is the Bread of Life.

God's true religion is established and supported in His word while false religion adds to it and takes away from it.

Examinations are a fact of life. They can be part of education or to determine health. Examination is an important part of the Christian lifestyle. We examine ourselves, the Bible, and God with the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus Christ.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a reminder that we need to be constantly vigilant to root out the thoughts that can become full-blown sins. Our main strength in this struggle is to seek first the kingdom of God, relying on God to provide our needs.

Besides the fact that we should take care of our bodies, as Christians we are also called to care for the body of Christ, and one of the ways that we do that it to come together in assembly at the feasts and provide an offering to God in support of the health of the church, not just the  preaching of the Gospel.

The Bible is the Word, is Jesus, the only source of salvation.

For the believer who understands the order of God's plan to save mankind, it can be difficult to grasp how true justice will be served for those who may have caused great damage in this age, yet seemingly having an opportunity for repentance in the age to come. Will true justice still be served in a judgment also rich with mercy and grace?

The Bible has much to say about our wellbeing, and part of that instruction includes the benefits of laughter.

Matthew 15:21-28, at first reading, the exchange can feel jarring and raises difficult questions about the character of Jesus and the nature of His response. But passages like this invite us not to read quickly or dismissively. Instead, they challenge us to slow down and examine the scene more carefully—its context, its language, and the interaction unfolding between Jesus and the woman.

When we look more closely, we may discover that what appears troubling on the surface is revealing something far deeper about faith, persistence, and the expanding reach of God’s mercy.

In Exodus 12, there is a peculiar phrase that describes the transition from one day to another, and it's translated as "between the evenings". Considerable debate has gone for centuries: is this is the beginning of a day, the twilight period between sunset and dark. Or is this the afternoon ending of the day, between mid afternoon and sunset. Understanding the debate is critical to establish the proper timing of Passover events. Let's study the sacrificial system in detail to see if we can find some other clues to help us in placing the events in proper order.

Online, a man left a comment in response to a song, and he expressed his deep desire to believe in God, have hope for himself, and see departed loved ones someday, but he had not found anything to convince him of these things. We can establish belief and hope by first, praying to God for understanding, then we must read the word of God to gain that understanding.

Some activities, otherwise being enjoyable, can destroy us if abused. Other things, as soon as they are practiced work only to destroy us. We need to beware of the ability of some practices to ruin the quality of our lives, and even destroy us.

Built into the New Testament mission of the church to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, bringing in disciples of Christ, and preparing them for the return of Jesus, is the instruction on how to respond to naysayers, providing wisdom in how the church carries out that mission.

Steadfastness is a good quality in many of our typical activities, but we can say we are steadfast toward God but still be wavering if God is not our first priority in devotion.

This second sermon on holiness focuses on how we become holy like God. We cannot manufacture our own holiness. It comes only from one source – God, and it comes through his holy spirit. We are both made holy and are to become holy. This is the difference between justification and sanctification. The sermon goes on to review various ways we can act holy – set apart and separated for God’s special purpose and to reflect His holiness.

It's easy to ignore all the faces we see in life, faces that we don't even interact with. It's easy to reject people as enemies, whether they really do bad things or simply because people convince us they are bad. What's not easy is to see all fellow human beings as God sees us. Offered is a simple exercise to help us remember to love our fellow humans the way God loves.

Putting things off can lead to negative outcomes, especially in relation to obeying God and growing as a Christian.

The first time the word “holy” is used in the Bible was when God appeared to Moses in the burning bush. God had to remind Moses to take his sandals off in the presence of what is holy. Holiness means something being set apart by God for a divine purpose, not a common use. This message discusses various things God has made holy and how we are to respond to them. Take your shoes off!