Verses for Thanksgiving
Ken Boa
November 20, 2018
Some verses for contemplation and reading on Thanksgiving or anytime during the year.
Category: Biblical
The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #9): A Pagan Widow Gets It Right (Ruth)
Ken Boa
November 18, 2018
Ken Boa teaches on the story of a pagan widow named Ruth, who followed her mother-in-law back to her homeland and, through God’s providential plan, wound up in the bloodline of the Messiah.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 18
Ken Boa
November 14, 2018
Three men, including an angel of the Lord (a manifestation of the preincarnate Christ), delivers the news to Abraham and Sarah that they will soon have a son, Isaac, who is the son of the covenant promise God made earlier to Abraham.
The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #8): The Time of God’s Patience (Judges)
Ken Boa
November 11, 2018
Ken Boa teaches on the book of Judges, where we see that God is a jealous God (He wants and demands to be the sole object of our worship), but He’s also remarkably patient, and always desiring to have mercy on us if we’ll turn to Him.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Matthew 27
Ken Boa
November 7, 2018
This chapter tells the story of the crucifixion, and the pain, suffering, and humiliation Jesus endured for our sake both leading up to and while on the cross.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 15
Ken Boa
October 31, 2018
In this key chapter in Genesis, God declares Abram/Abraham justified because of his faith in him, not because of any good works he did. We too are declared righteous on the same basis, by grace through faith in Christ.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Matthew 26
Ken Boa
October 24, 2018
Jesus’ death by crucifixion is preceded by betrayal, arrest, and a trial, and its timing during Passover links the long-awaited Messiah with the Paschal lamb.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Genesis 12
Ken Boa
October 10, 2018
This crucial chapter records the calling of Abram and God’s threefold covenant with him (involving land, seed, and blessing). God’s promise to bless “all the families of the earth” through Abraham’s seed was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #7): Conquest (Joshua 1–6)
Ken Boa
October 7, 2018
Ken Boa teaches on the conquest of Canaan, described in the first six chapters of Joshua, and an act that would be achieved in God’s own power, not in the Israelites’ strength.
365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Matthew 25
Ken Boa
October 3, 2018
In Matthew 25, the Olivet Discourse continues with two parables illustrating the judgment of Israel and an emphasis on the need to be on the alert for the second coming of Christ.