Sep 27, 2015

Most of us were told by our parents to do a certain something and when we asked them why we should, they responded with, “Because I told you so.” It can be sort of like that when it comes to communion. Most of us take the bread and the cup with little real understanding of the “why” of it, other than because...

Sep 20, 2015

Baptism was a common practice in the culture of Jesus and the early church. It is something people saw often and realized what it meant. But in the eyes of many today, the Christian ritual of baptism is kind of a strange looking thing to do. Honestly, dunking someone under water in a pool, river or water tank inside...

Sep 13, 2015

In our previous study of Philippians 2:5-11 we learned that Jesus has always existed as fully God and that He also became completely human when He came to Earth. But why did He, as God, become human? In other words, what were His reasons for becoming like us?  The answer to this question is multi-faceted and absolutely...