Search results for: "motivation" (26)

Duke Ellington

Audio

Are you willing to offer up what you do every day as a prayer to God? 

Course Module in Preaching - Is Work Meaningful or Futile?

Seminary Curriculum

With the right focus, sermons on Ecclesiastes 2 can help Christians make sense of their working lives.

An Author’s Perspective on Reading the Bible with Workplace Eyes

Article

This article, originally titled "Bridging the Marketplace Gap" by Andy Stanley comes from The Art and Craft of Biblical...

Listening, Taking Action, and Avoiding Anger (James 1:19–21)

Bible Commentary

James continues his practical guidance with words about listen­ing. Christians need to listen well both to people...

Perseverance, Wisdom, and Spiritual Growth (James 1:1–3)

Bible Commentary

James begins by emphasizing the deep connection between daily life and spiritual growth. Specifically, God uses the...

Failing the Driving (Out) Test: Israel’s Idolatry (Judges 1-2)

Bible Commentary

Judges 1-2 picks up where Joshua 13-22 left off, with the failure of Israel to drive out the Canaanite nations in the...

Covenant: Israel Makes a Commitment (Joshua 23-24)

Bible Commentary

The renewal of God’s covenant with Israel concludes the book of Joshua. The high point occurs in the very last...

Assessing Solomon’s Golden Age (1 Kings)

Bible Commentary

Samuel's prophecy about the dangers of a king is fulfilled in Solomon’s time. These will be the ways of the king who...

“You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me” (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7)

Bible Commentary

The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which is a response...

Isaac (Genesis 21:1-35:29)

Bible Commentary

Isaac was the son of a great father and the father of a great son, but he himself left a mixed record. In contrast to...

Noah’s Descendants and the Tower of Babel (Genesis 10:1-11:32)

Bible Commentary

In what is called the Table of Nations, Genesis 10 traces first the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 10:2-5), then the...

Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself (Leviticus 19:17-18)

Bible Commentary

The most famous verse in Leviticus may be the command, “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18). This...