Avoid Hypocrisy (2/11/2024)
“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips,...
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Joe Norton
Feb 42 min read
A Reasonable Estimate of Self (2/4/2024)
“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but...
Joe Norton
Jan 281 min read
Betrayal (1/28/2024)
“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to...
Joe Norton
Jan 221 min read
Sincerity (1/21/2024)
“Jesus answered them and said, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the...
Joe Norton
Jan 131 min read
Expectations (1/14/2024)
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God” (1...
Joe Norton
Jan 91 min read
The Keeping of Vows (1/7/2024)
“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it...
Joe Norton
Dec 31, 20231 min read
The Love of the Father (12/31/2023)
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know...
Joe Norton
Dec 24, 20231 min read
To Appear with Christ (12/24/2023)
Fourth in a series in Colossians 3 “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:4)....
Joe Norton
Dec 17, 20231 min read
A Life Hidden in God (12/17/2023)
Third in a series in Colossians 3 “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3.3). Several passages in...
Joe Norton
Dec 10, 20231 min read
A Serious Mind Set (12/10/2023)
“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth” (Colossians 3.2). Having just reminded the Colossians they have been “raised...
Joe Norton
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Seeking Things Above (12/3/2023)
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God” (Colossians...
Joe Norton
Nov 26, 20231 min read
The Time Fulfilled (11/26/2023)
“Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. And saying, ‘The time is fulfilled,...
Joe Norton
Nov 19, 20231 min read
The Ultimate Binding Factor (11/19)
“But above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfection” (Colossians 3:14). The Apostle Paul has concern for Christians in...
Joe Norton
Nov 11, 20231 min read
Serious Choices (11/11/2023)
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ...
Joe Norton
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Omnipresence of God (11/5/2023)
“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, “Keeping watch on the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3). Presenting an ever-present truth...
Joe Norton
Oct 29, 20231 min read
Spiritual Discerners (10/29/2023)
A study of 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 “However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers...
Joe Norton
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Blessed Assurance (10/22/2023)
“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the...
Joe Norton
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Orderly Worship Services (10/8/2023)
“Let all things be done decently and in order” (1 Corinthians 14:40). Completing his admonition about several aspects of how a worship...
Joe Norton
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Pursuit of Peace Broadened (10/1/2023)
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). Whereas Paul wrote to young...
Joe Norton
Sep 24, 20231 min read
The Key Is Knowledge (9/24/2023)
“Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the...
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