A PLACE AND A NAME - Isaiah 56:3-5
This is a daily devotional by Pastor David Guzik. Enduring Words for Troubled Times.
Psalm 126 - Amazed at God’s Work
Psalm 126 is the seventh of a series of 15 psalms each with the title, A Song of Ascents. This song likely was composed after the exile, in wondrous gratitude for God’s restoration, and in prayer for a furtherance of that work.
What Day Is the Sabbath? - LIVE Q&A for January 13, 2022
On today's live Q&A, we answer a question from Gregg: "What Day Is the Sabbath?" Then, lots of good questions in the live chat. I was baptized as a baby, but just last year I became a Christian. Should I be baptized again? If a believer dies and goes to heaven before the resurrection, will they be spirit only in heaven until we are all resurrected together? What was the purpose of Samson having great physical strength? Is there any type of archeological evidence of Samson as a historical person? If believers all have the Holy Spirit living within, then why do they interpret the Bible differently? Do we have to receive the Holy Spirit a second time after putting our faith in Jesus? Did the Magi visit Jesus in Bethlehem before or after his presentation at the temple? Is it biblical to pray to the Holy Spirit? Or should we primarily pray to the Father? Are catechism classes and confirmation classes good? Did those raised from the dead in Matthew 27:52 get a glorified body? Is the "rest" spoken of in Hebrews 4:9-11 physical or spiritual? What is the “mystery” Paul spoke of about Ephesians? At the transfiguration, how did Peter, James, and John know who Moses and Elijah were? Is it OK to just pray to God? Is it biblical to think that every believer should have a private heavenly language to speak directly to God?
Cancel Culture: Should We Reject Luther, Edwards, And Whitefield?
Should we reject Luther, Edwards, and Whitefield? Check out this short video of Pastor David Guzik giving his thoughts on whether we should/shouldn't cancel these significant theologians and christian leaders of the past and why!
THE CLEVER POLITICIAN - 2 Samuel 15:4-6
This is a daily devotional by Pastor David Guzik. Enduring Words for Troubled Times.
Psalm 125 - As the Mountains Surround Jerusalem
Psalm 125 is the fifth of a series of 15 psalms each with the title, A Song of Ascents. Like the others in this series, this psalm was especially appropriate for those pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem for one of the three annual major feasts of Israel.
MOVING FORWARD - 2 Samuel 12:29-30
This is a daily devotional by Pastor David Guzik. Enduring Words for Troubled Times.
I HAVE HEARD YOUR PRAYER - Isaiah 38:1-5
This is a daily devotional by Pastor David Guzik. Enduring Words for Troubled Times.
Abide: Come, Lord Jesus: Revelation 22:1-21
Pastor David Guzik gave this teaching at one of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara's midweek services some weeks back. In this part of the Abide series, David teaches on Revelation 22 and the glory of heaven, the New Jerusalem.
Correcting My Mistakes - LIVE Q&A for January 6, 2022
On today's live Q&A, our lead question deals with how I make corrections and deal with mistakes in my online Bible commentary. Then, we're open to your questions in the live chat: Is John 11:52 a reference to spiritual Israel, physical Israel or both? At the Last Supper did Jesus and disciples eat the Passover Meal in haste with staff in hand as it says to do it in Exodus 12:11? Do we have dominion over angels, and can we dispatch them? Do we have birthdays in Heaven? Can someone with the gift of tongues exercise it whenever they choose? In the Catholic Bible, do they mention purgatory, or stations of the cross? Is "Preterism" a heretical, aberrant teaching? Is there any place for "Partial Preterism? Where does a believer go directly after they die? do they go straight to heaven or do they wait for the rapture? How did Abraham and Lot that the visiting men were angels? (Genesis 17-19) Who is the bobblehead today? Should pastors identify certain false teachers and charlatans by name in order to warn the flock? What is the strongest passage of prophecy that can be used to prove the Bible is inspired? What are your thoughts on Dispensationalism? What does "I AM" means in the Hebrew? (Exodus 3, John 8) How is "I AM" the name for God? Why did Moses at 40 years old think he would save Israel if God had not called him yet?