Did you know that those who practice Judaism, people who are traditionally, but not limited to, Jewish people who worship our God but reject Jesus as the Christ, completely avoid Isaiah chapter 53?
It shouldn’t be surprising, but I find it amazing that the chapter is skipped entirely in Judaism yearly reading programs. You don’t have to believe me; Just conduct an online search and you can easily verify this for yourself. Read more…
I have never witnessed more discouragement that what I see now in the world around me. It never surprises me to see people who don’t know Jesus discouraged, but for Christians, this should not be.
I’m not saying that Christians are immune to discouragement, we certainly are not, but we should have a distinct advantage over those who are not Christians. Read more…
In 1 John 2:12-14, John writes,
12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. Read more…
How do you plan this summer to bring glory to Christ?
Here are some suggestions: Read more…
Do you know someone who used to worship at this church? Do you know someone who used to visit? Was it in the recent past or the distant past?
Are you willing to invite that person or persons to come back? Read more…
To me, some of the most important words in the Bible are the first four, Genesis 1:1,
In the beginning God… Read more…
What would you do if you only had one week left to live? This week we begin a new series in Matthew that I’ve entitled, “The Last Week.”
In this new series, as we progress through the Book of Matthew, we will examine through the eyes of Matthew (and borrowing some details from Mark, Luke and John) what Jesus did in his last week on earth in human form. Read more…
At the end of Matthew chapter twenty, there are a couple of blind men who Matthew tells us in vs 30,
…cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
I think it’s too easy to quickly pass over a story like this. We reason that, yes, they cried out for Jesus to help them, but wouldn’t anybody who was blind do the same? Read more…
Within the hearts of the disciples of Jesus was the desire to be great, but not great in the way that God defines greatness. They wanted to be great in the way that the world defines greatness. They wanted to be in charge. To run the show. To have the authority. To be the boss. They often fought about who was the greatest among them.
In Matthew 20:26, Jesus responded to them in their wrong way of thinking by saying,
26…whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;
Jesus was explaining to them that they were completely wrong in their thinking. Not a little bit wrong. Completely wrong. Read more…
Over the years I’ve learned through a lot of trial and error what helps me to speak with the most confidence.
There are many factors that come into play when it comes to speaking with confidence, but there is only one that I highly esteem: knowledge.
Think about it. What questions do you love to answer? In my experience, I’ve found that most people love to answer questions regarding subjects in which they are very knowledgeable. Even people who are presumed to be quiet or shy typically enjoy speaking out when they are knowledgeable. Read more…
