We all agree that Jesus Christ is head over the Church, but do we actually live this truth out in our lives? Jesus offers us himself and his fullness, however sin keeps us from experiencing this. Just as the head is crucial for the human body to live, the church body cannot live without Christ at its head for it is in him that all, power, authority and dominion is found. Apart from him is death but in him, there is life!
What is the basic, fundamental starting point for the church? Throughout his word, our Lord calls the church to be a household of godliness....
Severe consequences resulted when God's people wandered away in disobedience. In today's text we see that compromise ultimately led to disaster for the Israelites...