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

Release Date: 02/18/2026

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

Don’t let the charlatans who have put a black stain on the ministry taint your view of giving. God’s not a kill-joy begging for your money. He wants you to get to know Him. And once you do He’s looking on the heart to see if the general message has been received, which includes the principles of stewardship and giving: recognizing Him in all that you have and all that you do, because it all comes from Him. VF-2332 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott....

Giving Is a Spiritual Aspect of Your Faith

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

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 wants you to give with your heart and to have an authentic relationship with Him. God will bless you in intangible ways, and He will not forsake you. VF-2331 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You...

The Foundation for Biblical Giving

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

Biblical giving begins with the understanding that the earth is the Lord’s, and the tithe belongs to Him. We can learn a lot from the Old Testament patterns: God wants people to give with a willing heart, and worshipping Him should be at the epicenter of our faith and our lives. We should be glad that God gives us the opportunity to participate and accrue rewards in heaven. VF-2320 Psalm 24:1, Leviticus 27:30 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make...

God is True to His Word

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

The close of Micah deals with a future time when the nations will be stripped of their power and humbled, and they will recognize they had rejected Christ and will turn to Him. God is a forgiving God. No one else can completely forgive and wipe away all our sins like He can, and He is true to His word. VF-2347 Micah 7:14-20 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor...

The Fatherhood of God

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

It is important to reflect on the role of fathers and to recognize the sacrifices they make for their children. The love of our Heavenly Father is apparent in the story of the prodigal son. Though the son had the wrong attitude when he left the father, when he came to his sense and turned back to him, the father received him with joy. VF-2346 Luke 15 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer...

God Will Not Abandon His People

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

Micah paints a gloomy picture of the society in his day: the rulers demanded gifts, the judges accepted bribes, and the powerful dictated what they desired. On top of that he observed a blatant disrespect for God, the family unity, and for the dignity of life and living. He warned the people of their terrible fate and yet, right in the middle of gloom and doom he spoke a word of encouragement: God will not abandon His people. Although God did turn His back, He never completely abandoned the people in Micah’s day. How much more us if we continue to trust Him and keep our eyes fixed on Him?!...

Crime and Punishment

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

Through the prophet Micah, God proclaimed the judgment that would come upon the people because they had departed from Him and His ways. They were corrupt, engaging in acts of greed and false worship. God was giving them a warning so that they might turn back to Him. We need to listen to that warning today. VF-2344 Micah 6:9-16 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a...

Yahweh vs the People

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

In Micah 6, God brings His grievance against the people almost as if He is making a legal case. He reminds them of His past deliverances and His goodness to them, but they responded with the wrong attitude. In the face of coming judgment, God still has his hand on His chosen ones, and He is in control. Will you trust Him? VF-2343 Micah 6:1-8 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or...

Micah: God Has a Plan for the Future

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

Micah paints a prophetic portrait of Christ as eternal, everlasting, God incarnate, and ruler, both when He came in the flesh, and when He returns to rule over the whole earth in last days, at the end of time. Although the picture that Micah paints is one of doom and calamity, we should take comfort in the knowledge that God has a plan for the future, and heed Micah’s warning by putting away our false worship and turning back to God while we’re still living in a dispensation of God's forgiveness, mercy and grace. VF-2342 Micah 5 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com...

God Will Establish His Kingdom on Earth

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

Micah juxtaposes the leaders during his time with the Lord of Hosts during the time God establishes His kingdom on earth. While there will be people that will resist the rule of Jesus Christ in His 1000-year reign, there will be people from many nations who will learn from Him and walk in His paths, regardless of their religious background. During Christ’s reign, there will be universal peace, universal religion, and universal prosperity. We can trust God. He will help us, and He will not forget us nor abandon His promises. VF-2341 Micah 4 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor...

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Paul is addressing two groups of people, their reaction to the cross and what that reaction produces. Although both products sound static in the English, the Greek reveals both are processes. To those who have rejected Christ, the cross is moronic and has produced the process of perishing. To those who have trusted Christ, the cross is the reality of life eternal that human ability cannot obtain. While the message of the cross creates division, it is also the unifying force of the church, who has become a community of people heralding its message; it is the prototype of what we will become and the solution to all of the problems we face today. 1 Corinthians 1:18

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Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott.

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