May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (2 Thessalonians 3:5) The word “perseverance” can also be translated “patience.” If you have a King James Bible, that is what you will find there, “the love of God and the patience of Christ.” What’s On the Surface I need love and patience,…Read More
“So then, brothers, stand firm…” (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Antichrist is coming. The whole world will be deceived. The spirit that animates him is already at work in the world. What then is the message to Christians? There is a view of the world that looks at world events like this and says, “It’s all down to…Read More
“Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him…” (2 Thessalonians 1:1) Think about the battles that wear you out—dealing with a rebellious son or daughter or a difficult colleague at work, trying to do something for Christ and experiencing opposition at every turn, struggling with sin and temptation in your…Read More
We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 1:12) Everyone has battles to face. There will be times in your life when you get tired of the battle. This letter…Read More
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. (2 Thessalonians 1:3, NIV) These are the words God spoke through the apostle Paul to a community of believers in a town called…Read More
The Lord has anointed me… to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God. Isaiah 61:1-2 (NIV) Our whole lives are lived in between times. We look back to the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And we look forward to His second coming. That means...
A man of crime. A ruthless empire. A fellow prisoner. A promise of Paradise.
Discover the story of the thief on the cross, and his life-changing encounter with Jesus, in this brand new full colour graphic novel version of Colin S Smith’s Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross.
