Vestavia Church of Christ

Greatness in the Kingdom is service. There are no openings in the Kingdom of Heaven for bosses, only forservants. Christ’s leadership model envisions everyone serving everyone.In this conversation recorded in Matthew 20:20-28 there are twelve poor men …

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”(Revelation 1:8; NKJV)

Greatness in the Kingdom is service. There are no openings in the Kingdom of Heaven for bosses, only forservants. Christ’s leadership model envisions everyone serving everyone.In this conversation recorded in Matthew 20:20-28 there are twelve poor men …

Discipleship Involves Three Things1. One must deny self. Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself…” (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; NKJV). We must remove self as the dominate principle of life and ma…

Scribes and Pharisees came from Jerusalem to the land of Gennesaret to ask Jesus a question and make an observation. Jesus’ response was not quite politically correct. Even the twelve were taken aback by Jesus’ response and came to Him in hope that He …

In Matthew 13 Jesus speaks a number of parables concerning the kingdom. The word “kingdom” has a primary definition and a secondary definition. We do well to understand both. Primary Definition. Kingdom (basileia) is “primarily an abstract noun, denoti…

Jesus was speaking to the crowds words pertaining to the Kingdom of Heaven. His physical mother, Mary, and his brothers were “standng outside, seeking to speak to Him” (Matthew 12:46; NASBU). Someone brought this to His attention. Jesus responded to th…

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”(Revelation 1:8; NKJV)

Growing up my mom would get up every Lord’s Day morning and put a roast in the crock pot. We called it “holy roast.” It was always a great meal that was special to our family.Tomorrow morning we will get up and make our way to Old Columbiana Road. We w…

I love this request. I long for the faith behind it. “And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean’” (Matthew 8:2; NKJV).I love this response even more. I long to experience it myself. “Then Jesus…

The Sermon on the Mount is “the gospel of the kingdom”(Matthew 4:23). It is the constitution of the Kingdom of God. It is the essence of who the King longs for His citizens to be.The theme of the sermon is found in Matthew 6:33. “But seek first the kin…

In the temptation of Jesus we receive some insight into how Jesus interpeted the Old Testament Scriptures.Example. For the first temptation Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3. From the example of the Israelites in the wilderness, He learned that “man shall…

The baptism of Jesus serves to illustrate the truth of the Godhead.The Son. In Matthew 3:13-17, Jesus, the Son of God, was in the Jordan River. John baptized the Son of God in the Jordan River. He immersed the Son of God in the Jordan River.The Holy Sp…

Jesus. Iesous is a transliteration of the Hebrew “Joshua,” meaning “Jehovah is salvation,” i. e., “is the Savior” (Vine’s). The Son of God would be called “Savior” because He would “save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21; NKJV).Mary would bring…

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8; NKJV)

1. Rejoice always,2. Pray without ceasing,3. In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NKJV

Perhaps our chief end is to glorify God. King Herod was struck by an angel of God “because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died” (Acts 12:23). To glorify God is to honor Him, to acknowledge His attributes, and to praise …

“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 2:6-7; NKJV).Thanksgiving is the expression of g…

“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:17; NKJV).We should be thankful for God’s blessings, not only in word but also in deed. Being thankful – truly thankful – is more than a matter of words. It …

There is a close connection between thanksgiving and prayer.“Rejoice…pray…in everything give thanks…” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)“Rejoice…prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests…” (Philippians 4:4-7)“…prayer……