Dan Lee
John 17:1-2, Salvation for the Glory of God

Jesus’ prayer in John 17 begins with a focus on the glory of God. Jesus prays that His impending death will ultimately glorify the Father and that this would come about through the granting (gifting) of eternal life to His elect. What Jesus’ crucifixion puts on display is the glory of God’s grace in salvation.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 27-34, Two Ways to Live

As Moses closes his final message to the children of Israel, he focuses on the consequences of obedience and disobedience. He does so by setting down before them two pathways: the pathway to life, good, and the blessing, and the other pathway to death, evil, and the curse. Along with these options for their future, he reveals to them their future in apostasy, judgment, and even a restoration afterwards. The Pentateuch closes with an allusion to the prophet like Moses to come, the Lord Jesus, who speaks from the LORD and all the people ought to hear. The call to choose life echoes throughout the ages, calling all to be reconciled and restored to God and to enter into His blessing through the Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 12-26, The Place and The Prophet

In this final legal section of the Pentateuch, Moses touches on a wide range of laws. Among these, two stand out as the most prominent in the main message of Moses regarding the Messiah: the place of worship and the future prophet like Moses. These two ideas propel us to build up God’s church, hope in Christ’s return, and listen to Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 1-11, Remember and Obey

Moses speaks his final message to the children of Israel before heading up Mount Nebo and see the land of Canaan and die there. His aim is to expound the law but he is gripped by the urgency of the spiritual needs of his people and thus he earnestly exhorts them with a long introduction (nearly all of 11 chapters) to remember and obey. In this three part study of Deuteronomy, we examine the practical relevance of this exhortation and consider the ultimate Israelite who lived up to all that this exhortation required.

Dan Lee
Numbers 22-24, The Messianic Prophecies of ...

The very perplexing figure of Balaam shows that God can use even a wicked pagan priest to speak forth His truth. Unbeknownst to this man, the LORD intended to use him to reinforce His immutable commitment to bless Israel and send the Messiah for our salvation. Balaam’s prophecies show that Jesus is the coming king who will reign supremely over all the nations, crushing all His enemies. They also show that Jesus is the promised seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham, who grants the blessing of salvation to all the elect of God.

John 15:1-8, The Fruitful Life

To live a life that bears much fruit is to live according to God’s intent for our lives. In this passage, Jesus explains to us what the fruitful life of a Christian is. He shows us that a life that conforms to the Lord Jesus Christ is the product of the Father’s expert orchestration of all things and the Son’s provision of all that need for life and godliness. Jesus explains this to us with a beautiful picture of a vineyard wherein the Father is the vinedresser, the Son is the vine, and humans are the branches. In this part 1 of the study of the fruitful life, we examine what fruit-bearing is and how it is that God operates in this world to bring about maximal fruitfulness in His people: cutting off the fruitless branches and the pruning of the fruitful ones.

Job 42:1-13, An Exemplary Father (Part 2)

In addition to being a man of godliness and spiritual leadership, Job was a man of faith. In this follow-up study from the book of Job, we focus on six facets of his faith: Worship, Acceptance, Honesty, Hope, Teachability, and Repentance. May the Lord mold and shape the men of our church to be men of faith who can lead our wives and our children with courage and conviction that come from our great and awesome God.

Job 1:1-5, An Exemplary Father

For this Father’s Day, we give our attention to an earthly example from the man named Job. This man is an example for men of godliness, spiritual leadership, and endurance/faith. May the Lord encourage the men of our church to be men of God who know how to walk with the Lord and make an impact on those under our care for His honor and glory.

John 14:30-31, The Loveliness of God

Jesus debunks the lie of Satan that God is of an ugly character and that He cannot be trusted. Contrary to the deception of Satan, Jesus shows that the Father should be loved and obeyed. He demonstrates with His own life the loveliness of God. May the Lord build up His people to love God truly and obey Him willingly because we trust in Him even as Jesus trusted in Him.

John 14:25-31, The Peace of Christ

Jesus makes provisions for His disciples. Among four that He mentions in this last section of John 14, Jesus points out His provision of peace. People today need peace. There is a need for peace at every level of our human existence. But Jesus keenly focuses on one area of peace, inner/spiritual peace, and this is the peace He gives to His people. Furthermore, this is a profound peace that is both the gift of God and the attribute of God. There is indeed a reservoir of peace for all those who truly trust and follow Christ. May the Lord give His peace to us all!

John 14:21-24, The Special Love of God

The special love of God is directed toward His people marked by their love for and obedience to Christ. Jesus elaborates on this special love for God’s special people. It is a self-disclosing love and it is a love of an eternal abode. What God shares with His people out of the overflow of His love for them is the spiritual and intimate knowledge of Himself and His eternal presence with them that abounds with His trinitarian love, His presence within and His presence without.

John 14:21-24, Do You Love the Lord?

Jesus speaks of the special love of God toward His people. This is the love characterized by Christ’s self-disclosure (14:21) and God’s eternal abode (14:23). But this promise is not given to all people, only to those who love Christ. This immediately raises a number of pivotal questions. What does it mean to love Christ? Why should anyone love Him? Who initiates and who reciprocates in this love relationship? Listen to find out the answers.

Exodus 20:12, Honor Your Mother

The LORD teaches us to honor our parents. In this special study of the fifth commandment on Mother’s Day, we give our attention to the honor of mothers. This command comes to us with the authority of the almighty God and as the pre-eminent moral issue for His people. To honor our mother is to properly recognize the unique position God has given to her and treat her with respect with this understanding. Praise God that there is atonement for sin in Christ where we have failed in the LORD in this regard! May our LORD evermore teach us to delight in and meditate upon His law that we may live fruitfully for His glory and honor.