Chapter 5 leads us into verse 20, which says, “we are Ambassadors for Christ…” The Apostle Paul is writing this letter to the Corinthian church and explaining what it means to be an “Ambassador.” Chapter 4, which we will look at soon, explains that even though he has experienced much difficulty in ministry, he “will not lose heart,” because he has this treasure within him that he must share (the G...  Read More

Being an Ambassador means that you understand that this earth is temporary. The Ambassador sets his focus on his future hope in Christ. The Ambassador looks not to the things of this world, but instead anchors his sights on the things that are above.Jonathan Edwards, a man who is known as the last of the Puritans, said this, “Lord God, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.” May this be our focus as we ar...  Read More

In today’s American Christian culture many claim and profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. They believe in his death and resurrection. They proclaim that Jesus paid the price for their sins. Some might even say he is the only way to the Father. Believe it or not, the reality is that everyone desires Jesus Christ to be their Savior. Both Believer and unbeliever, all desire the blessing and...  Read More

Throughout the past three years, there has been a mass exodus of students out of the public school system. In fact, recent studies estimate 1.2 million K-12 students have left the public school system since 2020 (Spector, 2023). There are many speculations for this change: some parents are disgruntled with the public school system’s handling of COVID-19, others are seeking to protect their student...  Read More

“The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us, that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.  Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his serv...  Read More

As we come to the last verse of what is known as the Beatitudes, we encounter yet another verse on how to handle persecution. The purpose of the Beatitudes is to help the believer understand that the way to experience heavenly blessing is counter-cultural to the world’s idea of happiness. The believer in Christ must understand what it will cost to follow Jesus. And from the very beginning of Jesus...  Read More