The following is a study I did on the word “Kingdom” throughout the New Testament. It is quite a prominent theme, and the question I began with was: “Do we build the Kingdom?” The answer is unequivocally “no.” From the words below...

Ecclesiastes Study

View Study View Guide Greg is the President of OPEN USA. He used his education to work as a tentmaker in the Middle East for 8.5 years, seeking to make disciples among a least-reached people group. Currently in the Middle East with his wife and children, they aim to...
“I bring you good news…”

“I bring you good news…”

Why was the angel able to say, “…I bring you good news…”? I’ve told plenty of people I have Good News for them and they didn’t consider it such. But the angel was confident: this was something they needed to behold, to stop and stare at. He knew it would be good news...
Do We Really “Build” The Kingdom?

Do We Really “Build” The Kingdom?

Since the theme of our 2025 Expo is “Rebuilding the City” (focusing on Nehemiah rebuilding after the Exile), combined with the fact that “building the Kingdom” seems to be an en vogue phrase these days, I did a study on the word...
MARK 12, PT 1 | HIERARCHY IN GOD’S ECONOMY

MARK 12, PT 1 | HIERARCHY IN GOD’S ECONOMY

This is part 12 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:13-17. The Pharisees are desperate. Religiously pure people, their goal was to obey – and get all God’s people to obey – all 613 OT laws so that they could avoid...