Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D.

God narrowed down Gideon's band to a few hundred and armed them with a pitcher, a lamp and a trumpet. He has also done the same for this church.  We are earthen vessels that, when broken, will reveal the Light of God and sound the trumpet of His Word.

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Gideon built an altar, calling it Jehovah-shalom, to memorialize what God had spoken to him in preparation for the upcoming battle. The same is true for the believer who is tethered to this memorial: The Lord is our peace as we go into battle. VF-1861 Judges 6 

Tied to a conversation with an atheist who said, "I'm tired of hearing people say, I have faith," this message is an attitude adjustment for those who are "heating themselves in vexation" (fretting). In order to get to the peace that God promises in verse 37, there are some things we must do before God begins to act. These things are spelled out in the imperatives throughout the...

Be there in the vision of the Potter's house and see yourself as the clay in Christ's nail pierced hands. VF-1928 Jeremiah 18:5-6

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The life of a Christian will have darkness's, but do not quit and do not doubt what God showed you in the light.  Trust in Him and He will see you through. VF-1938 Isaiah 50:10

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Psalm 37 provides a Discovery of our nature: it is natural to boil over with anger when we see wrong. However, the psalmist tells us to not let ourselves get this way. This starts with five things we must do in Dependence on God: trust in Him, commit/roll away our burden onto Him, Delight in Him, and cease from anger. This takes the Discipline of being still or silent once we ha...

This is a nitro pill for those who feel overwhelmed. The cures for the condition are to reflect on and remember what God has already done, hear His lovingkindness, ask for His leading, and take refuge in Him by abiding in His Word. Psalm 143 VF-2169

When we're walking around saying, why is this happening? Why do the wicked prosper and those who love the Lord suffer so much? Psalm 37 reminds us how to make it through the tough times. Our suffering doesn't go unnoticed. God sees, He knows, and He upholds those who love Him. Fourteen years of ministry and the wisdom of David in his old age show us that God takes care of His ow...

God appoints reoccurring seasons in the life of the believer. They are tied together in a set order to permanently heal us and bring us to completion in Christ. He kills our spiritual diseases (our wisdom, pride and self-righteousness) and then He heals; He tears down our idols and then builds up a sure foundation on Christ. He's with us when we weep and may even cause us to mou...

The message begins with recounting the story of a congregant that you were trying help with his own personal issues.  He essentially says that he thinks he is smarter than any of the staff and you.  This message is a warning about intellectual pride. We are to be cautious to not get puffed up in ou...

The importance of surrendering yourself to God, rather than following your own "I thought" ideas, is highlighted in 2 Kings 5 in the various reactions of four figures: the maid who served Naaman's wife made a bold declaration of faith; the king of Israel thought highly of himself and assumed the worst; Naaman, full of pride, did not listen to instructions, but eventually submitt...

Even a little pride can be enough to prevent growth. Pride manifests itself as presumption before God, love of human praise, inability to say "I was wrong", and a spirit that appears to possess all knowledge. God's cure for this type of disease is to listen to the corrective Spirit, to have a proper view of God, and to not have resentment towards God for rooting out pride. VF-20...

Paul prayed for God to take away the "thorn in the flesh" that was troubling him, a messenger of satan, yet God allowed the buffeting as a means of checking his pride.  God knows what we are capable of, and He has a reason for allowing pain to afflict our flesh.  God's promise is abundant grace to d...

Contrary to man's traditional interpretations of the Beatitudes, they are not a list of works we can strive to do to make it into heaven: they are what God does in us. Christ methodically outlines the mindset and personality of the citizens of heaven who will inherit the...

Giving is a form of worship, and it is intrinsically tied to your faith.  You are either a person who would hold something back from God or a person who has been changed by Him and gives without coercion.  Don't get puffed up in pride over your giving.  God wa...

Do not take your salvation for granted and get complacent lest you engage in spiritual pride.  It takes vigilance to stay by the stuff.  In the Old Testament the children of Israel drifted away repeatedly and much of the church in America today has departed from the ways of God, but there is still t...

From their conception there was bad blood between Jacob, aka "Israel" and his brother Esau, aka "Edom."  Tensions between their descendants continued after their death and run all the way through the Bible.  Obadi...

The church of Jesus Christ has been infiltrated by Israel's ministry of foreign affairs and non-Christian religious groups that are paying evangelical pastors to promote pro-Israel propaganda and Christian Zionism. This is very dangerous and it's contributing to many errors within the church, such as the claim that the Jewish people are God's chosen people. This directly contrad...