1 John 4:8
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:8 Behind the Scenes In the English language, the word “love” is widely used to describe a multitude of emotions and experiences. We use it to describe our favorite foods, movies, vacation spots, or hobbies […]
Galatians 4:7
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” Galatians 4:7 Behind the Scenes Today’s verse and the preceding passage allude to our adoption into the family of Christ. Before we say yes to Jesus, we are slaves to our […]
2 Corinthians 6:18
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:18 Behind the Scenes As children of God, we have a responsibility to bear the image of God and to carry out His legacy on earth. As we […]
Romans 8:37-39
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from […]
Ephesians 3:17-19
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. […]
Ephesians 2:10
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 Behind the Scenes Between Mason’s sermon this week and my life group studying the book of Genesis, I have been faced with the question “Why did God decide to create the heavens, […]
Ephesians 4:22-24
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24 Behind the Scenes According to Paul, our former manner of […]
Matthew 25:31
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. Matthew 25:31 Behind the Scenes Will you join me in reading further in this passage? Matthew 25:32-40: 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the […]
Psalm 150
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper “Praise the Lord, praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the […]
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Thoughts from Josh Talbot Dive Deeper But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 2 […]