The Potential of Faith

I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

Matthew 17:20

I Will Build My Church

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18

Here we have both a wonderful truth to be grasped and believed in (more than just one…

A Happy Church

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.

Acts 2:42–43

In the Company of the Upright

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the company of the upright and in the assembly.

Psalm 111:1

There are moments in our lives when we need the fellowship of believers, the encouragement of those who believe in…

The Keys of the Kingdom

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Matthew 16:19

The Patience and Peace of Christ

Then Jesus answered, “O Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you?”

Matthew 17:17

Christ is patient with our failings and weaknesses. That we have a Savior who is…

Revealed by God

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven…”

Matthew 16:16–17

Does God Love Us?

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
 so great is his love for those who fear him.

Psalm 103:11

Last night in my weekly Bible study, we discussed this issue of how at different times we feel, or do not feel…

Be on Guard

“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 16:6

Yeast is hidden in bread, unseen to the human eye at first, and only later does it show itself. Rebelliousness against God is like this —…

Coming After Jesus

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”

Matthew 16:24

In these brief words Christ gave us a profound theology of discipleship.