Bread of Life Fellowship

Sarah: A Blessed Princess and a Fit Helper

The Gospel of Grace through Faith in Christ Alone

Delivered by Grace through Faith in Christ Alone

Godlessness

The Lord is My Shepherd

Do All To The Glory of God

The Lord is My Shepherd

This World’s System

Godlessness

The Opposite is True

Our Faithful Worship

A Worker Approved by God

The Pouring Out of God’s Wrath

Eternal Eyesight for Mortal Man

Having God Over for Dinner: Worshipping Through Hospitality

Sacrificial Ministry

Disarming Grace for Irritable Saints

A Friend in Need

In the relationship described between David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel chapters 19-20, we discover some essential aspects found in Biblical friendships. The friendship between these two kindred spirits is not based on sentimentality, but on a covenant relationship. Covenant language is utilized throughout the chapter, for example: faithful, devoted love (7-8), promises and oaths exchanged (12-17), Yahweh invoked as guardian (23), covenant commitment (24-34), and covenant peace (35-42). Amid king S...

Preparation for the Pouring Out of God’s Wrath

Buried with Christ in Baptism

My Stronghold

From the title of Psalm 59, we learn that the context in which David penned the Psalm was the events of 1 Samuel 19:11-12: Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, told him, "If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped. Imagine for a moment … Your father-in-law, who is the king, hates you. Though you have done nothing...

Unashamed, Suffering, and Faithfulness

Faith Is Active

The Final Warning & The Great Harvest

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Night Fights Light

In this story, the Lord consistently preserved David's life by varied means. He ordered the path of spears; used human instruments, specifically (and ironically), Saul's children – Jonathan and Michal; and finally, bypassing all human means, God powerfully, supernaturally, and unusually intervened. Yahweh's protection of His people is as diverse as it is unfailing! The Lord is indeed a strong and mighty fortress. Looking at David as an example, as Christians, we can live confidently, knowing tha...

Why Do We Fight?

Stand Firm

Transformed Emotions: How Can I Change?

2024 Ladies' Conference - Emotions: To the Glory of God - Afternoon session "Transformed Emotions: How Can I Change? Message Outline 1. The kind of change that is needed (sanctification) a. NOT to live WITHOUT emotion b. NOT to live FOR emotion c. BUT to be like Christ 2. How God changes you a. Change begins with discerning the beliefs and values reflected by your emotions b. God changes you as you set your sight on Christ c. God changes you as you renew your mind with Scripture d. God changes y...

Created Emotions

2024 Ladies' Conference - Emotions: To the Glory of God. Morning session "Created Emotions: What Went Wrong?" Message Outline 1. Created Emotions a. God is a person and therefore has emotion b. Created in God's image, human beings have emotion c. What was the original purpose of human emotion? d. Emotions reveal what we value and believe e. Emotions motivate action 2. What went wrong? a. The fall of humanity into sin b. After the fall, our emotions themselves are neither right nor wrong c. Emoti...