We will all be held accountable for the amount of light we have received; we're called to be good stewards of God's truth, exposing ourselves to it consistently and asking the Spirit's help to apply it in our lives.
In this recording of a presentation at a men's retreat in Flowery Branch, GA, in June 2018, Ken Boa begins with a broader talk on "great books" and reading and transitions to an examination of some of C.S. Lewis's ideas and writings, such as the relationship between higher and lower things and the "hints of heaven" God gives us in…
Many people miscalculate the brevity of life and the length of eternity. They put their hope in Jesus for their eternal destiny, but they put their hope in the world for everything else. Scripture calls us to live wisely and well, not presuming upon the future or assuming we have all the time in the world.
Gratitude should be all-pervasive in the Christian life, because there's nothing we have that we didn’t receive from God. The only way we can sustain gratitude and cultivate contentment is by a daily, conscious choice.
Ken Boa discusses the critical book of Genesis 3, where we gain an understanding of the condition of mankind and the world today. Without this chapter, little else in the Bible makes sense. Here, we see that the primary problem is our broken relationship with God due to our sin.
Ken Boa continues a discussion of stewardship and purpose by urging us to invest in the two eternal things we encounter on earth: God's Word (truth) and people.
If I were asked to explain how Christianity is unique compared to every other religion in the world, I would say it boils down to this one verse: "By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works so that no one may boast" (Ephesians 2:8–9).
Ken Boa teaches on Matthew 5, the first in the New Testament portion of his 365 Key Chapters of the Bible series based on Handbook to Scripture. For the first part of the lesson, he also provides an overview on how the Old and New Testaments connect.
Ken Boa continues a discussion of stewardship and purpose by urging us to invest in the two things on this earth that will go on into eternity: the Word of God (truth) and people.