November 5, 2025
When a Plan Comes Together
A sermon should be long enough to adequately exegete and apply the main point of the passage, but short enough to leave mature Christians willing to listen a few minutes longer.
Articles for tag: Application
November 5, 2025
The Missing Piece of the Great Commission
As those who have been charged with carrying out the Great Commission to go to all the world making disciples, let's remember that baptizing and teaching is not complete if obedience is not also taught and modeled by those who claim to follow Jesus.
December 23, 2024
December 29 Application | The Best Bible Study Ever
The last chapter of Luke’s Gospel tells about a small group gathering that could be considered the best Bible study ever.
December 16, 2024
December 22 Application | If the Manger Is Empty
The Bible doesn’t mandate observing Christmas as a winter festival, but what are all the lights, decorations, and music meant to celebrate, if not the incarnation of Christ?
November 4, 2024
November 10 Application | Don’t Fall for Spiritual Scams
To avoid falling prey to spiritual scams, we must be honest about the danger. We live in a time when sin isn’t taken seriously. By minimizing the consequences of sin, we become more vulnerable to Satan’s scams.
October 28, 2024
November 3 Application | The Praiseworthy Justice of God
The more we respect God’s justice, the more we will appreciate the way he forgives our sins even though he has the right to punish us.
October 21, 2024
October 27 Application | End-Time Principles Christians Can Agree On
Revelation 13 is a challenging chapter, but it contains straightforward, relevant principles Christians can agree about even if they hold different eschatological views.
October 14, 2024
October 20 Application | Hurling Down the Accuser
How can we overcome the devil? Not by becoming slanderers ourselves, but by relying on, and faithfully testifying about, what Christ has done to redeem us.
October 7, 2024
October 13 Application | The Road to Stubbornville
Are there areas of your life where you tend to be stubborn, self-willed, and rebellious toward the Lord? Confess your sin to God and say a prayer of surrender that says, “Not my will, but yours be done.”
September 30, 2024
October 6 Application | With Both Hands
Dr. Lois Tverberg explains how the Jews would debate two sides of an issue by first making a point and then saying, “On the other hand . . . .” She writes, “Some of the most important truths of the Bible are paradoxical."
September 23, 2024
September 29 Application | Bowing Down: Worship’s Forgotten Posture
Even if our bodies stiffen with age, our hearts should bow in reverence before the holy Lord. An old proverb rightly reminds us, “The taller the stalk grows and the more grain it bears, the lower it bends.”
September 16, 2024
September 22 Application | Making Worship a Way of Life
We can worship the Lord anytime, anywhere—at home, work, and school. Whether alone outdoors or joining with hundreds of others in a building designed for worship.
September 9, 2024
September 15 Application | Don’t Close Yourself Off
The Lord doesn’t force his way in. He knocks. He calls. He invites. He wants to come in and spend time with us at a table of fellowship, but we must open the door.
September 2, 2024
September 8 Application | No Matter Where You Are
No matter where we are in life, instead of looking for excuses, we should follow Jesus. Through it all, his promise remains clear. “Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown” (Revelation 2:10).
August 26, 2024
September 1 Application | What Christians Do
The book of Revelation reminds us that, even in tumultuous times, imperfect Christians can serve, suffer, and shine for the Master.
August 12, 2024
August 18 Application | The Other 90 Percent
Grateful generosity should be a joyful rhythm in a believer’s life.
August 5, 2024
August 11 Application | Guard Duty
The prophet Zechariah served as spiritual guardian, warning people to keep watch over others and to guard their own hearts.
July 29, 2024
August 4 Application | Preaching to Listeners with Holes in Their Purses
When the Jews returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity and neglected the temple to focused on themselves, the prophet Haggai rebuked their misplaced priorities.
July 1, 2024
July 7 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “She Found Favor” (Esther 2:5-20), by Mark Scott.
June 17, 2024
June 23 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Revealed in Writing” (Daniel 5:1-6, 13-30), by Mark Scott.
