Joe Barnett

He has appeared once for all … to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.             —Hebrews 9:26 God is mad! “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men (Rom. 1:18). Don’t misunderstand. God isn’t mad at you, he’s […]

Carry each other’s burdens …          —Galatians 6:2 Here is a bouquet of verses that are waiting on you to complete them … Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2).  Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but

I have learned to be content …        —Philippians 4:11 Contentment is a learned attitude. You don’t have to learn how to complain—you arrived on this planet with that aptitude. But you do have to learn how to be content. Some never do. Paul did … I have learned to be content whatever

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas                          —Acts 4:36 You know him, but not by his real name. You know him by his nickname. His real name was Joseph. His nickname was Barnabas. That’s the name the apostles hung on

What does the Lord require of you?                      —Micah 6:8) A rigid clergy combed the Torah and came up with 613 commands. Then piled on thousands of additional interpretive rules. Micah reduced it to three: “act justly … love mercy … walk humbly with your God.”

… encourage one another and build each other up …                                    —1Thessalonians 5:11 Marathon. What a sport! Unlike football, baseball, or basketball, there are no catcalls, no boos. Only cheers. That is the way life should be lived—cheering for

You have forsaken your first love.                —Revelation 2:4 That was a fine church in Ephesus. In Paul’s letters to churches he usually pinpointed flaws in their fellowship that needed to be corrected. There’s not a single line about such a flaw in his letter to the church in

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault.                                       —Jude 1:24 You wonder if you are good enough to go to heaven. You aren’t. That’s

I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us.            —3 John 1:10 Diotrephes was a dictatorial church leader who insisted on being top dog. The Apostle John exposes three of his sins: he refused hospitality to missionaries; he drove those who opposed him out of the

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ.                         —2 John 1:3 Grace. Mercy. Peace. Awesome gifts. Grace is the undeserved favor of God. Mercy is the unmerited compassion of God. Peace is the unequaled gift of God—conferred when the