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Articles from Sola 5 Pastors
Channels of Comfort: Discovering God’s Purpose in Our Pain
Life’s hardest moments tend to arrive without warning: a brother dying in your arms in a remote village with no medical help; a message about a sister’s death while sitting an exam; a phone call on Christmas morning announcing the death of your father-in-law while...
Understanding Unbelief: Why Hearts Reject the Gospel
As Christians, we regularly gather to worship, study Scripture, and encourage one another in faith. We speak of believing God’s word, trusting his sovereignty in every circumstance, and living as born-again believers who have received eternal life. Yet the apostle...
Universal and Local: Understanding Your Place in God’s Family
Acts 2:37–47 presents a compelling vision of what it means to belong both to the universal body of Christ and to a local community of believers. Understanding this distinction is essential for authentic Christian living. The Two Churches When we speak of | the church”...
The Art of Listening: How We Hear God’s Word Matters
Picture the scene: the Lord Jesus travelling through the cities and villages of Galilee, preaching and teaching with authority. Great crowds gathered from town after town, drawn by his miracles and his message. Yet as Luke 8:1–18 reveals through the parable of the...
When Outrage Replaces Trust: A Tragic Story of Sin, Deceit, and Unchecked Zeal
In the mid-17th century, Oliver Cromwell led his forces into Ireland, convinced that God had raised him up to execute divine justice. At Drogheda, after the city fell, his army slaughtered soldiers, civilians, and priests alike. Cromwell later wrote that this massacre...
Who Will Deliver Me? Finding Victory in the Struggle Against Indwelling Sin
“Daddy, I want to obey, I just can’t.” Those tearful words from my young daughter capture a struggle every Christian knows intimately. After yet another session of discipline, she sat broken-hearted on my lap, expressing the very tension the apostle Paul wrestles with...
Blessed Are the Persecuted: Understanding Christian Suffering
The Sermon on the Mount concludes its beatitudes with perhaps the most uncomfortable pronouncement of all: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10). This final beatitude is amplified in vv....
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: How the Gospel Transforms Conflict into Wholeness
The human heart beats as electrical impulses move through its chambers, telling it when to contract. When this natural rhythm fails, surgeons implant a pacemaker—a small battery-operated device under the skin—which sends pulses to stimulate the heartbeat as needed....
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart: Seeking God with an Undivided Heart
Matthew 5:8 reads: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” This simple yet profound beatitude invites us to ask ourselves searching questions: What are you aiming for in life? Where are you headed? What are you seeking? The beatitude communicates a...