Discipleship and Service

Our Service Before the Lord
In their carnal mindset, the Corinthians had caused factions and divisions in the local church in Corinth. Characterized by envy and strife, they had misused…
Friedemann Werkshage June 4, 2025
Unprofitable Servants
The servant carries out the master’s will. The servant doesn’t tell the master what to do. The servant does not choose which tasks to perform…
unknown May 31, 2025
Abide in the Vine
There are those who feel that they must be constantly labor­ing for the Lord in order to meet God’s high standards. Jesus gave a clear…
unknown May 28, 2025
Joshua’s “Dying Words” For Us
The chapters 23 and 24 of the Book of Joshua give us the record of the final address of an aged servant of the Lord…
Ernst-August Bremicker May 25, 2025
“I Have Commanded the Ravens!”
In this impressive promise from God to Elijah we could emphasize different aspects, and we would certainly like to emphasize the ravens. We marvel at…
Marco Leßmann May 20, 2025
99.9%
Imagine a wife saying: “99.9% of my heart belongs to my husband. The 0.1% is still with another man, but the rest (an overwhelming majority)…
Alex Schneider May 16, 2025
God-Centered Holiness
If holiness is so basic to the Christian life, why do we not experience it more in daily living? Why do so many Christians feel…
unknown May 13, 2025
How Christians Should Give
Is tithing a Christian way of giving? Tithing (giving 10% of one’s income) was definitely part of the Old Testament law and the religious life…
Michael Vogelsang May 12, 2025
How Were the Early Christian Called?
In God’s dispensational dealings with mankind, there are three main groups of people: the Jews, the Gentiles, and the assembly (1 Cor. 10:32). In the…
Mark Grasso May 4, 2025
Material Sacrifices – Well-pleasing to God
Paul’s letter to the Philippians was really an acknowledgment of a gift he had received from the believers in Philippi. We can probably assume that…
William MacDonald March 26, 2025
Legalism – Lawful or obedient?
Commandments? In the New Testament? Whenever people hear the word “commandments,” they immediately think of legalism. But the two expressions are by no means synonymous.…
William MacDonald March 13, 2025
What Is Love?
There is probably no topic that has been dealt with as often in literature and films as love in relationships. Love stories are interwoven everywhere,…
Hartmut Mohncke March 4, 2025
Archippus
In chapter four of the epistle to the Colossians, Paul names various people he sends greetings to or who have greetings for the Colossians.  He,…
Manuel Dietermann February 22, 2025
Evil Suspicions
Job’s three friends believed that Job had to suffer because he had sinned grievously. To back this up, the friends spoke in general terms about…
Gerrid Setzer February 16, 2025
Giving or Keeping?
The poor woman gave much less than the fine gentlemen. Only a fraction of what went from the rich man’s fat wallet into the treasury.…
Alex Schneider February 15, 2025
God’s Gym
In English, the term “gym” is used for the fitness studio – a place of training, exertion, and perseverance. Without stern discipline, the willingness to…
Alex Schneider February 3, 2025
Anonymous Work for God
When we work for the Lord, other people don’t have to know about it or that our name becomes known as a result. It is…
Alex Schneider January 29, 2025
The disciple whom Jesus loved
Who are we? What is our identity? When we introduce ourselves somewhere – what do we say about ourselves? Well, the author of the Gospel…
Alex Schneider January 27, 2025
Run with endurance
Many people have an excessively romantic view of Christian life. They think it should be one uninterrupted series of mountain top experiences. They read Christian…
William MacDonald January 24, 2025
Entering Life as a “Cripple”
There are verses in the Bible that we stumble over when we read them. Either we don’t understand them immediately because they are difficult, or…
Hartmut Mohncke January 18, 2025
The Devil Keeps Attacking
The devil is very eager to tempt believers. He does not give them a break but wants to fire his temptations at them without interruption.…
Alex Schneider January 17, 2025
Elisha kills
It is often mentioned that Elijah, the prophet of judgment, anointed Elisha, the prophet of grace, as his successor. Elijah had personally killed the 450…
Stephen Campbell January 14, 2025