We love Him because He first loved us – and demonstrated that love on the cross. Anything we receive with no expectation of payment is a gift. People like gifts, and not just at Christmas time. What gifts have… Read More ›
THE WORD OF GOD FOR TODAY
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 36 – Luke 14:1-6: “A Lesson in Compassion”
O, LORD, revive us. Convict us. Let your elect have the faith to endure these wicked days and open the eyes of the lost. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it came about when He went into the house… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 35 – Luke 13:22-30: “Assurance, Delusion, and Destruction”
Do not believe for one moment that religious behavior, routine, or heritage that you see as authentic Christianity will get you to heaven. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And he was passing through from one city and village to… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 34 – Luke 13:10-17: “Shaking Up the Service”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And He was teaching on one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who for eighteen years had borne a sickness caused by a spirit, and she was bent double,… Read More ›
How God Answers Prayer: A Scriptural Study
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7 (NKJV) “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by… Read More ›
The Wrath of God: A Scriptural Study
Do not let God’s wrath pour upon you for eternity, surrender your life to Christ. Come to Christ NOW! Editor’s Note: The link added at the end of this article is to an article I wrote long ago, it… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 33 – Luke 13: 6-9: “The Tragedy of a Fruitless Nation”
There are too many people who tend to forget that it is not “their” church, but is the blood bought property of the Lord Jesus Christ. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And He began telling this parable: a certain… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 32 – Luke 13:1-5: “The Tragedies of Life”
Many in today’s generation cannot or will not accept the fact that they are responsible for decisions made. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans,… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 31 – Luke 12:22-34: “Worry is Time Wasted”
Jesus – He would either be a lunatic – on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg -or else the devil of hell. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Then He said to His disciples,… Read More ›
Demons and Unclean Spirits Know the Truth More so Than People do
I and many others still choose to believe – WE believe, and NOTHING or NO ONE is going to change that. By Greg Holt I am literally amazed at the fact that so many are deceived, this is not… Read More ›
Take Time to Give Thanks – to the Lord
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us be reminded in our hearts to give thanks to our God. By Greg Holt Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by they name. Forgive us Lord as we forgive those who… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 30 – Luke 12:13-21: “Blessed, Favored, and Condemned”
Nobody seems to remember God when things appear to be going well, and the world tends to curse Him when everything falls apart. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And someone in the crowd said to Him, ’Teacher, tell my… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 29 – Luke 12:1-12: “Fake Faith, Godly Fear, and Bold Confession”
The world is in the grip of the devil and worship him openly and gladly. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered, so that they trampled one another, He began to… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 28 – Luke 11:1-4: “Points to Consider in Prayer”
Take the time to praise and glorify Him for His goodness, mercy, and grace. He already knows what you are going to say concerning your needs. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now it came to pass, as He was… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 27 – Luke 10:25-37: “Compassion from an Unexpected Source”
By His death on the cross for our sins, He did what no other religion or leader could ever hope to accomplish, and that was to redeem us because we can’t in any way do it on our own. … Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 26 – Luke 9:18-26: “Confessions and Bearing Crosses”
Is Jesus Who He claimed to be? Is He the Son of God, Messiah, Divine Savior, conqueror of death, hell, and the grave, or not? By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it happened as He was alone praying that… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 25 – Luke 9:10-17: “Jesus, the Compassionate Provider”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. But when the… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 24 – Luke 8:26-39: “The Man with Many Demons”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 23 – Luke 8:4-15: “The Parable of the Sower”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He told them a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell by… Read More ›
Which One Are YOU?
The parable: 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 some fell upon stony places, where… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 22 – Luke 7:30- 50: “Complaints and Conflicts”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John. “To what shall I compare this generation, and what are they like? They are like children who sit… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 21 – Luke 7:18-30: In Praise of a Prophet
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And the disciples of John reported to him about all these things. Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the LORD, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 20 – Luke 7:11-17: Jesus’ Authority over Death
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it came about soon afterwards that He went to a city named Nain, and His disciples were going along with Him accompanied by a large multitude. Now as He approached the gate of the city,… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 19 – Luke 7:1-10: A Soldier’s Amazing Faith
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. And a certain centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him was sick and about to die. And when… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 17 – Luke 6: 20-34: A New Way of Behavior
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And turning His gaze on His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied…. Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 16 – Luke 6:12-19: The Calling of the Twelve
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it was at that time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came, He called His disciples to Him and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 15 – Luke 6:1-11: Lessons Taught, But Not Learned
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grain fields, and His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. And some… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 14 – Luke 5: 27-39: New Truths for Old Mindsets
By Dr. Donald Whitchard And after that He went out, and noticed a tax gatherer named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow Me.” And he left everything behind and rose and began to… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 13 – Luke 5:12-26: The Power and Compassion of Jesus Demonstrated
By Dr. Donald Whitchard And it came about that while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying,… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 12 – Luke 5:1-11: Nevertheless, at Your Word, I Will
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Work is part of the tasks that God expects of us as His own. Our LORD spent years in a carpenter’s shop, working with His hands. Now it came about that while the multitude were… Read More ›