Christ Church Bentonville

That Your Joy May Be Complete (1 John 1:1-4)

By faith, fullness of joy is ours as we share life with the triune God in mutual fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

A Day to Remember (Esther 9-10)

We don’t have to wait for special feasts and celebrations, particularly man-made ones, to celebrate and rejoice the salvation that is ours.  We celebrate the Greatest Reversal every week.  (Technical difficulties caused the first few seconds of the introduction to be omitted and the audio is so-so.)

The Greatest Reversal (Esther 8)

In Chapter 8 of Esther, the circumstances of the Jews don't change, but their attitudes and actions do, based on a new edict that greatly affects their future.

Finding Favor in the Sight of the King (Esther 6:14-7:10)

The surety of our salvation and our being able to approach the throne of grace is not based upon us finding favor in the sight of a self-absorbed, capricious God.

The Tables Are Turned (Esther 6:1-13)

In one of the funniest chapters of the Bible, we see God opposing the proud and exalting the humble, while preserving His people, keeping His promises, and giving a picture of the greater redemption found in Christ.

The Table is Set (Esther 5)

Esther’s boldness and bravery were laudable.  But this shouldn’t lead us to make her an exemplary model to follow.  It should lead us to and point us to Christ.

Such A Time (Esther 4)

The "Why" questions begin to be answered as God's purposes become more clear.

Conspiracies Abound (Esther 2:19-3:15)

We can understand the state of confusion the city was thrown into.  What we can’t understand, hopefully, is that Ahasuerus and Haman sat down to have a drink to celebrate and toast the decision.

Out with the Old, In with the New (Esther 2:1-18)

We need to recognize the destructive nature of the worldly kingdom we live in, resolve not to be assimilated by it, and rest in Christ to whose heavenly kingdom we belong.

Conspicuous Absence (Esther 1)

Just because we can’t see Him doesn’t mean God is not at work.  He is working in the ordinary, insignificant, moments of the day-to-day.  We may not be able to discern how He is working until after-the-fact, if that's even possible, but He is.

Parting Words (2 Peter 3:14-18)

Peter warned against false teachers and gave instructions for how Christians in Asia Minor should stand firm.  Because the churches who received Peter's letter followed his instruction, they continued to gather for worship and fellowship in the same way that we continue to do two millennia later.

The Promise of His Coming (2 Peter 3:1-13)

Christ will return.  We are to wait patiently until He does.  But our waiting is active not passive.