Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
You are viewing Deep Roots Commentary for Nehemiah 10:1-39 MTSM commentaries are designed in layers to help you grow from understanding Scripture to teaching it and thinking deeply about it. Continue Growing in Nehemiah 10 MTSM commentaries are designed in layers to help you move from understanding Scripture to teaching it and thinking deeply about... Continue Reading →
Plow Up The Hard Ground Of Your Hearts Scripture: Jeremiah 3:1-4:31 Brief Video Summary: 📺 Watch this week's Jeremiah Bible Study below or 🎧 Listen To It HERE. https://youtu.be/FqwOaxkA9t4 Foolishly Trading a Faithful God for Faulty Idols Jeremiah 3 and 4 show Companion Devotional Read Jeremiah 3:22-4:4 Key Truth The problem is never that God... Continue Reading →
MTSM Devotion This devotion is a companion to MTSM teaching video on Jeremiah 2. You can 📺 watch the video here. Read Jeremiah 2:1–13 Key Truth The problem is never that God stops giving life—it’s that His people stop coming to Him for it. There’s a familiar phrase we use in relationships: the honeymoon phase.... Continue Reading →
The Honeymoon Is Over Scripture: Jeremiah 2:1-22 Brief Video Summary: In Jeremiah 2:1–22, God reminds His people of their first love and exposes the tragedy of abandoning Him for worthless idols. This Bible study explores how Israel exchanged the fountain of living water for broken cisterns—and why only the Lord can truly satisfy, cleanse, and... Continue Reading →
God Calls Us To Hard Things Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-19 Brief Video Summary: God often calls us to hard things, not because we are strong enough, but because He is faithful. In this episode from Jeremiah 1:4–19, we explore how God calls, equips, protects, and sustains His people so they can obey with confidence and endurance.... Continue Reading →
MTSM Devotion This devotion is a companion to MTSM teaching video on Jeremiah 1. You can watch the video here. Read: Jeremiah 1:4–19 Key Truth: God never calls His people to hard things without also supplying what they need to obey faithfully. Just this past month, I learned something about my youngest son. He’s six,... Continue Reading →
Faith follows Jesus’ divine authority, not human tradition. His call requires risky obedience, reveals itself in mercy and generosity, and must be built on the bedrock of obedience to His word.
James emphasizes that genuine faith is active and evidenced by compassionate actions, contrasting empty claims of faith with transformative, obedient living, exemplified by Abraham and Rahab.
James introduces himself as a servant of God, addressing Jewish believers. He emphasizes the growth through trials, the need for wisdom, and clarifies that God does not tempt.