Paul provides a glimpse of his ministry among the Thessalonians that shows us what authentic ministry looks like. Let’s see what we can learn from his example as he describes this for the Thessalonians. We’re using content from the CSB Life Connections Study Bible to shed light on his example…

The Lord’s Prayer, as it has been commonly referred to by Christians for centuries, is an example of how Jesus instructed his disciples to pray. Instead of drawing attention to themselves with public prayers or trying to get God’s attention through vain repetition, followers of Jesus are to pray to…

The opening sentences of Ecclesiastes are probably among the most depressing opening sentences of any work of literature, ancient or otherwise. “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Eccl. 1:2). There doesn’t seem to be too much of a point to anything and one wonders…

How should we interpret the warning passages in Hebrews? The warning passages in Hebrews contain some of the most ominous threats in all of Scripture and have undoubtedly troubled the consciences of the sincerest believers. They raise questions about the possibility of losing one’s salvation and stress the necessity of…

Periodically throughout the book of Acts, Luke provides updates on the church’s unity, growth, and worship. One of these glimpses occurs in Acts 9:31. R. C. Sproul unpacks this glimpse in the Expositional Commentary Series under the rubric of worship. Let’s see how he describes the worship of the early…

How would you describe Paul’s approach to evangelism? Intense words like zealous or courageous or fearless may immediately come to mind. Those are definitely good descriptions of his approach to evangelism, but have you considered how Paul describes his approach? He says that what marks his approach to winning others…