by Peter Barfoot | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
The best sermon you’ll ever hear preached will not come from the preacher but from what the Lord is saying to you through him. The preacher’s sermon may take a while, but the word the Lord speaks may come in seconds and be a very small portion of the...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
It is one thing to delight in Old Testament prophecies — even those that were fulfilled in the time of Jesus, but another thing to extract them from that biblical setting and apply them to our needs 2,000 years later. But Paul the apostle encouraged the church...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.” (Proverbs 26:4) These statements appear contradictory but are not. The first warns that if we respond to a fool with...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
The Spirit of God on John the Baptist is called “the spirit of Elijah” because it was expressed through the unique ministry call and fiery temperament of both prophets. But those who saw Elisha take up Elijah’s powerful mantle may have been surprised...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog
God created Time so that from it He could extract a people who would respond to His love by choosing to love Him in return. He knew from the beginning who would respond and who would not, and as events move inexorably toward the fulfillment of Zechariah chapter 12 and...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” (Hebrews 11:7) This verse informs us that...