Speaking the Truth in Love

Posts by David Wright (Page 39)

Botswana

“For God so loved [the people of Botswana] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa are bordering nations. Botswana has a population of about two million.…

Matt. 6:25-30

Do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

“For God so loved [the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula. Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro are neighboring countries. Bosnia has a population…

Matt. 5:3-10

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain…

Bolivia

“For God so loved [the people of Bolivia] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country in western-central South America. Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru are bordering countries. Bolivia has a population of…

Can We Fall?

In his letter to the Romans, Paul discusses the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God’s children. He says that “we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death…

John 12:12-16

The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, “Hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young…

John 11:21-27

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at…

Benin

“For God so loved [the people of Benin] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The Republic of Benin is located in West Africa. Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Niger are bordering countries. Benin has a population of more than 10 million.…

John 10:7-10, 14-15, 18

So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before m me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and…