The Way-An in-depth study of God's Word with Paul Orr

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the completion of our Amos study. We see in this study one of the more frightening things concerning the judgement of God. It is the famine of the hearing of the word of God. The people had refused to heed God's word. The availability was there. The knowledge was there, yet they simply refused to live in obedience to His word.  When a people continue to refuse...

Send us Fan Mail We continued our look at the seven unique characteristics of the preeminence of Christ. Jesus is number one on a list of one. Jesus has no equals at all. He is supreme in all ways. All the fullness of God is in Jesus.  For every believer in Christ, we have it all. We lack absolutely nothing. All we have to live a godly life in Christ Jesus belongs to every born-again believer. How...

Send us Fan Mail Amos was a back woods farmer from the Southern Kingdom who God called to go to the elite of the Northern Kingdom. Amos had no formal training as far as we can tell. His qualification for ministry came from the fact that God called him. When God calls you, He will qualify you.  The message Amos was to give was a hard message. It was a truthful message, but a hard message. Amos was...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we see Paul give a brief yet powerful declaration of the preeminence of Christ. He does this by declaring seven unique characteristics that fully display the supremacy of Jesus. It is so critical to know these characteristics. Why? When we lose sight of the preeminence of Jesus, we leave ourselves vulnerable and defenseless to the relentless attacks of the enemy. Kno...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we see the Apostle Paul praying for the Colossian church. What a great prayer. A prayer that runs counter to so much of what is falsely taught today concerning prayer. He prays that they would have knowledge, wisdom and understanding. With this spiritual intelligence, he then prays that they would live in obedience to all they know concerning God's word. And the...

Send us Fan Mail Amos, who is from the countryside of Judea in the Southern Kingdom is bringing a hard message from the LORD to the elite of the Northern Kingdom. Based on who is delivering the message and the hardness of the message, this upper-class elite would not be very receptive of what God's prophet had to say.  In the midst of this hard yet true message, God offers to the Northern Kin...

Send us Fan Mail Amos 3:7 tells us that Surely the LORD God does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. We live in incredibly perilous days. We are on the precipice of the return of Jesus. Many things are taking place in this world that would make no sense apart from the word of God. Yet God has made clear to us through His word what is happening and what will happen as...

Send us Fan Mail Today's study stressed the importance of the Holy Spirit filled teaching of the word of God. The presenting of the Living Word through the Written Word in the power of the Holy Spirit. The church today lacks in this essential quality, thus, the importance of the Holy Spirit filled teaching of God's word cannot be overstressed.  Because of this neglect, the church today i...

Send us Fan Mail The message that God has given to Amos is for the Northern kingdom of Israel. They have no regard for the word of God. They are steeped in idolatry. Their treatment of the poor and vulnerable is both inhumane and unjust. Yet they are living in peace and prosperity. Based on their living conditions, they are convinced that God is pleased with them. Amos has come to let them know th...

Send us Fan Mail We now begin a new study in the book of Colossians. This young, small church is currently under attack. Any time there is a true work of God taking place, you can be certain that it will come under the attack of Satan. The enemy will first question the word of God. He will then question the deity of Jesus. Once a believer has been thoroughly softened up, Satan will alure us with t...

Send us Fan Mail As we come to the end of this wonderful and challenging letter, three questions stand before us. Where are we in our walk with Jesus? Do we have the mind of Christ? Are we fully content in Christ? These answers are critical in light of the days we are living in. We are on the precipice of the return of Jesus. How we answer these questions is key to us being all that God has called...

Send us Fan Mail As we conclude the book of Joel, we are reminded that we are living in amazing days. The era we are living in began at Pentecost. It is a time where God has poured out His Spirit on all who are born again. We are rapidly approaching the close of this age. How close are we? Closer than we can begin to imagine. As believers, we need to be living every moment for Jesus. We need to pu...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue our study in the book of Joel, we are reminded that God is both just and righteous. He always gives warning before His judgment. How many warnings do we have before us today as the return of Christ hastens? We also see that God is in control always. Knowing that God is in control should impact the way we look at all the incredible events taking place in this world t...

Send us Fan Mail Paul has been writing about true Christian unity. Now he must address a dispute that could destroy the unity in the Philippian church. This dispute is not a doctrinal or biblical dispute. It is personal. At the heart of this dispute is not having the mind of Christ. How sad that most disputes that lead to division within the body of Christ are not over doctrine of biblical truth....

Send us Fan Mail We now begin a study in the book of Joel. We know very little about the prophet Joel. We only have a rough idea of when this prophecy was written. It is a little book with a big message.  The theme of this book is the day of the Lord. The day of the Lord is still before us on the near horizon. In Joel we get a snapshot of what is to come. There is much we can learn in preparation...

Send us Fan Mail Leadership is everything. Therefore, Paul continues to place great emphasis on being an example. Any leader in the church who does not lead by example is not a leader at all. It is that important.  The example that Paul set forth is that of a citizen of Heaven. The one characteristic of a citizen of heaven is that they eagerly await the return of Jesus. Everything about them, ever...

Send us Fan Mail In this passage Paul sets before us a tremendous challenge. It is neither complicated nor impossible, but it is a challenge. Paul wants us all to know that none of us have fully apprehended nor will any of us fully apprehend all the God has apprehended us for until we get to heaven. Yet our supreme desire must be, to be all that God has called us to be for His glory alone.  We do...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the concluding chapter of Hosea. In this chapter we transition from the formal charges and coming judgment against Israel, to the opportunity for repentance and restoration. Hosea began with an illustration of God's incredible love for Israel displayed in Hosea's marriage to Gomer. Now we see the reality of God's love for Israel.  God certainly loves...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the completion of the charges that God brings against Israel. There is judgment that will come as a result of these charges. That judgment is five to six decades away, but that judgment is certain. The wheels of God's justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine. In the midst of these charges, there is opportunity to repent. God is a loving and merciful God. He de...

Send us Fan Mail Living a godly life in Christ Jesus comes with great challenges. What do we truly count as loss? Do we count all things as loss for the knowledge of the excellence found in Christ alone? What do we count as gain? Are we gaining in Christ? Are we found in Christ? Do we know Christ? What great challenges presented in this passage. May each of us worship God in Spirit and in truth. M...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue to look at the formal charges and the coming judgment of Israel, we come across some great lessons. Lessons that can be applied to our lives now.  Israel had a divided heart. It is impossible to have a divided heart and walk with God.  Israel had forgotten that God had delivered them from Egypt. They forgot the tender care and compassion that God had extended toward...

Send us Fan Mail Paul now transitions into exhortations for living the Christian life. He begins by exhorting them to rejoice, a theme that runs throughout this book. Interestingly, Paul is encouraging them to rejoice despite his circumstance being far worse than theirs.  Paul begins by reminding them of the basic doctrines of scripture. He lets the Philippians know that these continuous reminders...

Send us Fan Mail We continue to look at the mind of Christ as Paul sets two examples before us, Timothy and Epaphroditus. These men, along with Paul exemplify for us what it is to have the mind of Christ. How much of the backbiting, infighting and silly quarrels that bring so much unholy division to the body of Christ is a result of believers choosing to not put on the mind of Christ.  There is no...

Send us Fan Mail Hosea will now list specific illustrations of Israel's rebellion towards God. As a result of their rebellion, judgment is coming upon them. Although decades away, the judgment of God is certain. We begin this section hearing the warning blow of the trumpet. Indeed, the judgment of God is coming, but God is still offering them opportunity for repentance. At the end of chapter...

Send us Fan Mail Today we take a look at how we are to live for Jesus in the last days. The example we look at is the apostle Paul from the passage found in Acts 20:17-24. We are living in a tumultuous time. The return of Christ is so close at hand. Things are happening that have a global impact. Only those who are true to Jesus and His word will be able to live for Jesus in these last days. It is...