FOCUS

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through …

OBSTACLES

Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho […] where lived a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. …

OPTIONLESS

If anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do (Colossians 3:13). This title expresses how I feel about God’s command concerning forgiveness. Many of us grew up with the doctrine of free-will. We seem to think that we live in a …

THE VIRTUOUS WOMEN

Her children rise up and call her blessed (Proverbs 31:28a). Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not …

FROM DEATH TO LIFE PT. 2

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20). In 1 John 3:14, he says, “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not …

WHY JESUS?

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?” “Or who has first given …

A BODY FOR THE WORD

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the …

THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH PT. 2

To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:21). The glory of God is forever clearly seen in the Church by Jesus Christ. This glory that is seen in the Church is shared glory. The …

THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH

To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:21). The glory of God is of inestimable value to every born-again person. It is we, believers, who must have appreciation and honor for Him because those …

FULLNESS—THE FATHER’S PLAN

That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of …