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After overseeing the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls and the restoration of the people's right worship, Nehemiah returned to Susa. When...

While all Scripture is inspired, not all Scripture is equally inspiring. When we read the long list of names in Nehemiah 3, we might be pron...

After learning of the sorry state of Jerusalem's walls, Nehemiah responded with prayerful dependence, careful preparation, and quiet assessm...

The first five verses of 2 Timothy 4 encapsulate Paul's concern for the ongoing ministry of the Gospel. At this point in his letter, Paul ha...

While an approach to Christianity that treats it as a soft option may sound attractive, it's certainly not scriptural. Truly biblical discip...

According to one Barna study, the average pastor lasts only five years at a given church—often leaving just when, statistically speaking, he...

As Christopher Ash writes, "The word of God is the driving force that shapes authentic church life." If in our churches we wish to see disci...

"What's it like to work just one day a week?" While many pastors find themselves on the receiving end of such questions, the reality is that...

One of the evidences of our having been adopted into God's family is that we pray. But what are we to actually pray about, and how? In Ephes...

As he reached the end of Romans 8, Paul presented a triumphant closing argument, grounding Christian assurance in God's decisive action in C...

Writing to the Christians of first-century Rome, the apostle Paul acknowledged that creation, believers, and even the Spirit Himself groan i...

In Mark 14, we read that as the time for Jesus' crucifixion drew near, a woman came to Him and anointed His head with an alabaster flask of...

Genuine Christianity is not just a new set of beliefs or even a new pattern of behavior; it's a matter of new belonging. After declaring the...

The seventeenth-century minister Thomas Jacomb once wrote of Romans 8, "From first to last, it is high gospel." Beginning with "no condemnat...

On the verge of the release of his new book The Man on the Middle Cross, Alistair Begg sat down with Jonathan Carswell, CEO of publisher 10o...

The sin of jealousy is often tolerated in Christian circles—but our lenience doesn't make it any less serious. The Bible is clear: Jealousy...

In a church context that held great potential for apostasy, Timothy faced the task of leading through the example of his lifestyle and work....

Timothy, the apostle Paul's protégé, was not only to be alert to the dangers that lay before the people under his care; he was also to make...

In the concluding verse of 1 Timothy 4, Paul instructs Timothy, "Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by...

Peter wrote to the believers of his day to encourage them to hold to the Gospel they had received while living as "sojourners and exiles" in...

After declaring the indicatives of what was true of them in Christ, Peter laid out several imperatives for the first-century readers of his...

In anticipation of the release of his new book The Man on the Middle Cross, Alistair Begg sat down with Jonathan Carswell, CEO of publisher...

Above all things, God exalts His name and His Word. This became evident to Moses when, feeling inadequate, he questioned God's choice of him...

After failing in his first attempt as Israel's deliverer, Moses spent the next forty years living the routine life of a shepherd. During the...

The Bible clearly teaches that God created the universe, orchestrates all of life's events, and knows us intimately. In this sermon on Exodu...

God makes all things beautiful in His time—even if His timing isn't always our ideal! When the Hebrews were enslaved and treated harshly in...

Amid trials and hardships, have you ever wondered where God was? When life's difficulties seem random and apparently pointless, it's vitally...

The Joseph story is well-known, but the hit musical's "technicolor dream coat" may have more influence than many realize. The challenge of t...

The story of our earthly pilgrimage is not a straight line—yet when our lives twist and turn and we face unanswered questions, hardship, and...

In the moments before He died, Jesus saw His mother, Mary, standing with John and tenderly commended them to one another's care. In this Mot...

Between 2020 and 2023, over 400,000 Americans died drug-related deaths, with another 560,000 succumbing to deaths related to alcohol. The st...

Most pastors have experienced a Sunday (or many!) when they aren't on the same page as the praise musicians. This disconnect can result in d...

In this Basics 2025 question-and-answer session, Parkside Church's Matt Ross poses attendees' questions to Alistair Begg and fellow speakers...

In the final section of his first epistle, the apostle Peter issued a series of challenging exhortations to the elders of the churches to wh...

In a world in which opposition to Christianity seems to be rising, what does it mean to echo the apostle Paul's stirring claim that he was "...

What are the plus sides of ministering in a society that seems to have moved on from Christianity? How important is cultural awareness when...

Abuse is often a confounding issue for pastors and ministry leaders to navigate—and identifying abusive and oppressive behaviors in marriage...

Those serving in ministry can easily lean too far toward idealism on the one hand or pragmatism on the other. In Ephesians 4, the apostle Pa...

All Christian leaders, and especially those who minister the Word of God, must be sure that they remain firmly rooted in Christ. This is esp...

Of all the chapters in Genesis, few are as challenging to understand, much less preach, as chapter 38, which recounts a sordid series of eve...

To some extent, we all hope for a world of harmony, hope, and peace. But how is such a world supposed to come about? In this conference mess...

The Old Testament presents us with many passages that are challenging to preach—but some are especially disgraceful and disturbing. Genesis...

The great distinctive of Christianity is the hope it offers in a hopeless world. Through an act of perfect redemption, Jesus has dealt with...

Failing to grasp that Jesus would be raised to life, Mary found her grief matched by confusion when she saw His tomb was empty. Until He cal...

As His death drew near, Jesus cried out from the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" To many onlookers on that day, Christ's...

"What shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" Faced with a riled-up crowd and an accused Jesus, the Roman governor Pilate wrestled with...

When a crowd led by Judas came to the garden of Gethsemane to arrest Him, Jesus wasn't blindsided. At first glance, it may appear He was the...

In 1 Corinthians 10:12, the apostle Paul warns his readers, "Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall." We find one poign...

In Gethsemane, Peter disobediently cut off the ear of Malchus, one of the soldiers sent to arrest Jesus. After healing him, Jesus asked Pete...

In the concluding phrase of His High Priestly Prayer in John 17, Jesus speaks of God's love, praying that the Father's love toward Him would...