Sep 27, 2023
Too many people read the story of Jesus’ temptation by Satan (Matthew 4:1-11) as just another event without realizing it was actually a crisis situation. Paul referred to Jesus as “the last Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45). Jesus came to restore all that...
Sep 26, 2023
“When I was sixteen, I won a great victory. At that moment I felt I would live to be a hundred. Now I know I shall not see thirty. “None of us know our end, or what hand will guide us there. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. But that man can also...
Sep 25, 2023
Honk if you love Jesus. Text if you want to meet him.
Sep 24, 2023
Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 NRSV We have said it before. It is worthy of repeating. We do not rest on the Sabbath so we can work during the week. We work during the week so we can rest and refresh our souls on the Sabbath. Celebrating the...
Sep 23, 2023
The Kingdom of Heaven is like this: a man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. And, in his joy, he covers it up again and goes and sells all he has in order to get enough money to buy the field. Matthew 13:44, Adapted Perhaps no parable in this series...
Sep 22, 2023
Israel circa 685 BC, America et al circa 2023 AD Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, He has turned away and will not listen anymore. Your...