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So what's going to have to happen to get all the slaves out of Egypt? Let's see. Raise a deliverer. Check. Call him through a burning bush. Check. Give him an incredible revelation of who God is. Check. Convince everybody to get on board with...

What is God like? This is perhaps the most important question a human being will ever ask. Were it not for God revealing Himself, we would have no idea who He is or what He was like. But God can be known because God has revealed Himself. In Exodus 3,...

The recipe for a great story has always been the same. The key ingredients are a terrifying villain, an impossible problem, and a savior. You paint a picture where hope is all but gone and death is certain and sure, and when it seems as if all is...

After seeing that slavery did not stop the multiplication of the Hebrews, the Pharaoh of Egypt orders the slaughter of Hebrew babies. From the beginning, slavery leading to death has been the tactic of the enemy of God. It is the work that the...

The Bible is not a textbook. If you want to know what faith means, there is no glossary in the back with a definition. Instead, the Scriptures point you to Abraham that you might learn what it looks like to have faith. When the Scriptures want to...

How are we to relate to those whom God has called to lead the church, specifically as pastors? Today we consider that God has entrusted authority to pastors to lead Jesus' church. They are not to abdicate or abuse this authority, but to use it to...

The life of a Christian is marked by continual, ongoing repentance and faith. We turn from sin and turn to Christ everyday. But what happens when we don't? What happens when someone who professes to be a Christian fails to repent? What happens when...

Scholars point to Christianity as the first among all major religions and world-views to hold singleness as a viable and valid way of life. Why is this? Whereas every world view saw marriage and family as the acceptable and blessed life, why did...

Message from Ajay Thomas on February 13, 2011

Message from Ajay Thomas on February 6, 2011

How do you communicate something infinite with something finite? How can infinite God be understood, even in part, by finite man? This is one of the difficult tasks of the Scriptures. Therefore, one of the methods that the Bible employs is to use...

Jesus is the leader of the Church. Every organizational chart of every church needs to have Jesus at the top. He is the true Pastor and true Deacon of the Church. The Scriptures credit Jesus with being the One who builds, grows, shepherds,...

There was a lot going well in the life of the young church in Philippi. People were coming to faith in Jesus. People were giving generously above and beyond their means in response to the gospel. It was the kind of church that any pastor or church...

How do you respond to suffering? Are you surprised? Angered? Do you find someone to blame? Do you shut down? The Scriptures tell believers that they ought not be surprised by suffering but rather rejoice in it. Believers are to expect suffering as...

Message from Dennis Mathew on December 26, 2010

A famine in Judea had the church planter Paul playing the part of a fundraiser. The Apostle committed to raising funds to help alleviate the suffering of Christian brothers and sisters in Jerusalem. So how would Paul convince the Corinthian...

Every member of Seven Mile Road Church is in full-time ministry. Jesus has entrusted us who have been reconciled to the Father with the ministry and message of reconciliation. It is now through us that God makes His plea with the world that they be...

Jesus is deservedly known by some impressive titles. King of kings. Lord of lords. Alpha and Omega. Prince of Peace. So then it might surprise you to know that another title given to Jesus is "Servant." It doesn't seem to fit. The title is one...

In the course of a lifetime, a Christian will spend countless hours gathered with other Christians for corporate worship. If we're going to invest so much time and energy doing this, it would be wise to consider why we do it. Why do we gather? What...

Look at yourself in the mirror. Now look away. Do you remember what you look like? Of course you do. How could you not? Well James says that those who hear God’s words and fail to do them are like those who stare at themselves but forget what they...