By Dr. Mark Scott “Turn out the lights” or “00:00” or “Pay day some day” are all ways of expressing the inevitable, “Time is up.” Last week’s lesson from Zephaniah predicted the day of the Lord. This week’s lesson is focused on that day actually coming. God had an appointment with his people to judge […]
By Mark Scott The Bible is full of contrasts related to God’s people. There was the line of Seth and the way of Cain; the sons of God and the daughters of men; the seed of promise (Isaac) and the house of Ishmael; the kingdom of God and the domain of darkness; the church and […]
By Dr. Mark Scott “The gospel is for sellouts.” That is how our oldest son, Casey, began his senior sermon in Bible College chapel. His text was the story of Zacchaeus. He turned the message in two directions: first Zacchaeus was a sellout to Rome, and second Zacchaeus was a sellout to Jesus. This is […]
By Dr. Mark Scott My close friend J. K. Jones said, “I spent the first 40 years of my life as a child trying to be an adult. I am thinking of spending the last 40 years of my life as an adult trying to be a child again.” There is a longing in that […]
By Dr. Mark Scott Humility was not prized in the ancient world. It was viewed as weakness. Jesus Christ changed the way that the world looked at humility. Following the incarnation, humility became a virtue. That does not mean the modern world does not struggle with arrogance. An NBA player says, “I am the greatest […]
