This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham. And so begins the book of Matthew. It’s easy to gloss over the names in the long list that follows in Matthew 1. But what is the significance of the names? Why does Matthew include them and what do they tell us?

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father ...

What does the Bible say about evangelism? We take a look at six scriptures that provide direction and encouragement for reaching others about Jesus.

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8

“To the ends of the earth.” That’s a pretty ...

The more one understands the key terms the apostle Paul chose to explain the gospel and its power for our lives, the deeper one’s experience will be with the gospel. Paul uses these terms throughout the book of Romans to describe the free gift of salvation and the resulting eternal transformation that is available ...

Jesus spoke the beatitudes, or blessings, to a large crowd who had gathered to hear him speak. These people had heard of the wonder-working prophet who was making his way around the countryside, and they came to see Jesus for themselves.

What did the crowd look like who heard these words for the first time? Matthew ...

The subject of movies and endless fascination, probably no other question is asked so many times by those who read the opening chapters of the Bible. And this is not just a modern issue. The ancient translations also contributed their ideas.

The early Greek and Latin version used gigantes “giants.” The Samaritans and the early Jewish “sermons” (the ...

The opening book of the Bible reveals many of God’s attributes. Gain a better understanding of His character and implications for your own walk with Him as we consider these seven attributes found in Genesis:

1. He Is Enough

In Genesis 15:1, Abram rescued Lot from four marauding kings but refused to accept a ...

My mother-in-law remembers walking down rough forest paths in the early morning light while carrying a water jar on her head to fill from the community well. Sometimes the mean girls would chase her away, and she would have to return later. Her stories about that time in her life help me relate to the Bible stories ...

The book of Jeremiah gives us an account of the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, whose personal life and struggles we see more deeply and in more detail than those of any other Old Testament prophet.

The meaning of his name is uncertain. Suggestions include “The Lord exalts” and “The Lord establishes,” but a more likely meaning is “The Lord throws,” either ...

We see in the Bible that God is always with us. When we become followers of Jesus, his presence comes to dwell inside us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Because God is always near, as Christians, it should be normal for us to carry on a conversation with God, not just in the morning and evening, but throughout ...

Is there any more controversial couple in the history of the world than the first couple, Adam and Eve? Is there any couple in the Bible in which we see more of ourselves?

If they grew up in church, Adam and Eve’s is the first Bible story that many people heard about as children. Church attenders of a certain ...