In the Gospel of John we have the inner life of our Lord laid open to us. Jesus speaks frequently of His relation to the Father, of the motives by which He is guided, of His consciousness of the power and spirit in which He acts. Though the word “humble”...
by Brad Jolly As a kid, did you ever dream of becoming somebody else? Maybe it was a sports figure, a musician, entertainer, or maybe the star quarterback of your high school football team. I know that you might be laughing as you recall that memory, but truthfully, we have...
by Brad Jolly Take a pause and remember when you heard and really understood the Gospel? The beautiful, good news that Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sins, that he was buried, and that he gloriously rose again – all for you. God did not...
by Brad Jolly I love this passage in Scripture. It tells us what the Gospel is all about. If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, God has placed you “in Christ”. By doing so, God has made you a totally new creation. You and I are not “in Adam”...
by Brad Jolly When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God...
by Larry Browning “Absolute Sovereignty is what I like to ascribe to God. But my first convictions were not so.” Reading this verse is the first instance Jonathan Edwards can remember the sweet inward delight of God and divine things. He had struggled with the Sovereignty of God as a...
by Brad Jolly I love Christmas. I love looking for the best gifts to give to my wife and each of our kids. Usually, about a week before Thanksgiving, I will go to the Black Friday websites that have the ads for all the retailers and get some ideas there....
by Brad Jolly I was reading and dwelling on the following passage in Romans 10. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching...