Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings

Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings

Man of War and Grace

The Greatest of Israel’s Kings

Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.

Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel

Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel

Whose Son Is the Messiah?

King David and the God of Israel

When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?

Popular Collections: Classic Messages; Conference Messages; Bethlehem Sermons; Biographies; Seminars

Popular References: Romans 8; Hebrews 10; Philippians 1; John 3; Isaiah 55

Popular Topics: Christian Hedonism; World Missions; Pastoral Ministry; Suffering; The Gospel

Popular Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written; The Gospel of John; Hebrews; Acts: What Jesus Did After the Beginning; 1 Peter: Grow in the Grace & Knowledge of Christ

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God Is: The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence

God Is

The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence

God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.

Grace Will Order All Your Pain: Retirement Message for Dana Olson

Grace Will Order All Your Pain

Retirement Message for Dana Olson

What is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.

The Leader You Long to Follow

The Leader You Long to Follow

From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Praise God, the ideal king has come.

The Spell That Opened Heaven: Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)

The Spell That Opened Heaven

Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)

Romans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.

The Final Hours of Suffering: Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)

The Final Hours of Suffering

Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)

God’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.

Why We Sing About the Blood

Why We Sing About the Blood

Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, and praise.

More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed

More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed

What excites a Christian most? Our deepest, truest joy does not flow from completed degrees or flourishing ministries, but from the God who saved us.

Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches

Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches

Christ’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.

Why Bethlehem Has a College: Biblical Foundations for Church-Based Education

Why Bethlehem Has a College

Biblical Foundations for Church-Based Education

What makes a college distinctly Christian? Education is not an end in itself, but a means to knowing and loving Christ.

Hamilton: An American Prodigal

Hamilton: An American Prodigal

Neither biographers nor Broadway can ignore Alexander Hamilton’s late-flowering Christian faith. He, like the prodigal son, finally came home after his journey into the far country.

Not Dead Yet: Fighting Nine Fears of Old Age

Not Dead Yet

Fighting Nine Fears of Old Age

As we age, fears can multiply like wrinkles. But for every concern, we have a blood-bought promise far, far older than our fears.

Press Afresh into Jesus: Four Truths About Genuine Faith

Press Afresh into Jesus

Four Truths About Genuine Faith

Genuine faith welcomes, enjoys, fears, strives after, and rests in God. And in doing so, genuine faith perseveres.

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