October 20, 2024
The Psalm of Providence Psalm 37 October 20, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Psalm 37 underscores the providence of God. God’s providence means God is continually involved with us in such a way that He cooperates with all our decisions and directs our lives to fulfill His purpose. We have all experienced the circumstances of… Read More »
October 13, 2024
Are You Sitting Down for This? Psalm 34 October 13, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Psalm 34 is a masterpiece of Hebrew poetry. Each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet (22 verses, 22 letters). The incident that put this Psalm in the Psalter is recorded in 1 Samuel 21:10-15. David experienced… Read More »
October 6, 2024
The Soundtrack of Surrender Psalm 32 October 6, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton For the early Christians the Psalms proved to be a go to resource for worship songs. They provided strength and encouragement to the brave souls of the first and second centuries. In the Hebrew Bible, the Psalms are titled The Book of… Read More »
September 29, 2024
The Antidote to Anxiety Matthew 6:19-34 September 29, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton We must remember as we read Matthew 6 that this was not originally written to us. It was written to the people of the first century; particularly to a large crowd of people standing on the side of a tall mountain listening… Read More »
September 22, 2024
Practical Religion According to Jesus Prayer Matthew 6:1-15 September 22, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Chapter 5 provides the context of this model prayer. We are told by Matthew that by this time great crowds were following Jesus. So, Jesus leads everyone up a mountain and He sits down to teach them. He distinguishes His… Read More »
September 15, 2024
In the Twinkling of An Eye 1 Corinthians 15:47-58 September 15, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Today we are studying what happens to us in the end. The final step in our salvation process is called glorification. This will happen when Jesus returns and raises the bodies of all believers from all time. God will… Read More »
September 8, 2024
A Matter of First Importance 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 September 8, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Apparently, when Paul left Corinth, some bad theologians moved in. When Paul began to teach about the resurrection, the church laughed at him. They believed the body was sort of a prison for the human soul. They were happy to… Read More »
September 1, 2024
Helpful Love 1 Corinthians 13 September 1, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton This is the famous Love chapter of the Bible. We should characterize what kind of love Paul is talking about. In light of the context of Corinthians he means a helpful love. Notice where Paul chose to write about Love. Sandwiched between two… Read More »
August 25, 2024
Table Manners 1 Corinthians 11:17-32 August 25, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton When I first sit down to read a text of Scripture I look for what the author is telling me about the chapter. Sometimes he gives away the theme of the chapter by repetition. In chapter 11 Paul gives away the theme by… Read More »
August 18, 2024
How Can I Serve? 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Sunday, August 18, 2024 Dr. Kelly B. Burton The Corinthians just could not pull themselves away from their past. This is one implication of spiritual immaturity. What about you? Have you made a clean break from the things in your past that are harmful to your walk with… Read More »
