Moments For You

While this issue of Moments For You is being distributed, we are in the process of moving to a new facility. This new building is truly a blessing from the Lord, received at just the right time. Our previous location has ranged somewhere between “cozy” and “cramped” for a while, so... Read more →

In 1174 the Italian architect Bonnano Pisano began work on what would become his most famous project: an eight-story bell tower in the city of Pisa. There was just one “little” problem: builders quickly discovered that the soil was much softer than they had anticipated, and the foundation was far... Read more →

The Jewish people had been in captivity for seventy years in Babylon, but in the year 530 B.C. the power of the Babylonian Empire was broken by the power of Persia, and the king of Persia encouraged the Jewish remnant to return to their own country and to the city... Read more →

“… Building yourselves up in your most holy faith …” (Jude 20). According to the New Testament, each Christian is a dwelling place of God, and their responsibility is to build themselves up into a temple worthy of divine habitation. How is this accomplished? The Foundation The first thing about... Read more →

“On this rock I will build My church” (Matthew 16:18). As the disciples walked along the dusty roads of Caesarea Philippi, they were in a kind of exile. The leaders, as well as the people of Israel, had rejected them. The Jews had also rejected the disciples’ message and their... Read more →

“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves” (Genesis 11:4). Think of it! A tower that reaches to the heavens. And we thought that we had big ambitions. No one ever tried to do... Read more →

In Luke 5:32, Jesus declared, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” That statement expresses the essential uniqueness of Christianity and concisely summarizes His mission. It sums up the whole glorious scheme of salvation: the Lord Jesus Christ came to save repentant sinners (Luke 19:10).... Read more →

Over the years, I have heard many stories of missionaries leaving everything behind to follow God’s call to distant lands, to share the Gospel with lost people who have never heard. I often have the tendency to view these individuals, with their extraordinary faith, as—for lack of a better term—“super”... Read more →

God calls everyone, and He calls for a reason. He wants this call to impact your life and those around you. But if we’re foggy on how He calls, or what a call is, we may stay too busy or not even hear it. Here’s the fundamental question: What did... Read more →

Human beings need two things: We need to hear from God so that we know what He is like, what His purposes are for the world, and what He requires of us. And we need a way to God, because to be cut off from God in death would be... Read more →

Abraham’s faith-walk began “when he was called” (Hebrews 11:8). His faith wasn’t founded on a subjective feeling about God’s will, a cloud formation pointing like an arrow, or a vague message from a fortune-teller staring into a crystal ball. The Bible says “the Lord had spoken to him” (Genesis 12:4... Read more →

(Please read Acts 9) We last saw Saul in Acts 8:3, where it says that he “was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.” Here he continued and expanded this work to the city of Damascus. The picture... Read more →

(Please read 1 Corinthians 1:26-31) The Corinthians had a tendency to be “puffed up” with pride (1 Corinthians 4:6,18-19; 5:2). But the Gospel of God’s grace leaves no room for personal boasting. God is not impressed with our looks, our social position, our achievements, our natural heritage, or our financial... Read more →

God’s plan of salvation spans the ages; in fact it stretches from eternity to eternity. It has been unfolded in a nutshell in a few Bible verses in Romans 8:28-30. This plan aims at a special class of people, namely “those who love God.” Who are they? They are His... Read more →

In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus set forth a clear mission for every Christian: to become a disciple-maker. Put differently, any Christian who isn’t actively working to disciple others is failing the mission. Jesus not only provides the what—making disciples—but also the why and the how. Why We Make Disciples The first... Read more →