by Neil Silverberg | Nov 14, 2022
In the previous blog, we examined the ‘a’ in the acrostic ASK. We saw how God gives us some of his treasure simply based on our asking. That’s because He is a good Father who knows what we need before we ask Him. So, the question remains, ‘why do we need to ask if he...
by Neil Silverberg | Oct 24, 2022
In our first blog in this series, I introduced the acrostic ASK from Matthew 7:7-8. One way to look at what Jesus teaches here is to view each letter of the acrostic as describing the attitude Jesus expects us to have in order to receive his treasure. Some treasure is...
by Neil Silverberg | Oct 22, 2022
In Luke’s introduction to the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11), the disciples observed Jesus praying alone. Seeing Him commune with the Father, one of them asked, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” That occasion led the Lord to give them that prayer we...
by Neil Silverberg | Oct 12, 2022
Christ’s Suffering: The Centerpiece of Human History “And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a lamb standing as though it had been slain.” Revelation 5:6...
by Neil Silverberg | Sep 1, 2022
Christ Our Example For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you,...
by Neil Silverberg | Aug 3, 2022
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what a person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent...