“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Peter and John, Acts 4:20 This morning I’d like to share a few thoughts around a conversation we started yesterday in my Wednesday evening men’s group. The subject is “sharing our faith.” There is a lot to talk about here, and this…
Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. – Leviticus 25:9 I don’t know what sort of statistics preachers keep up with when it comes to sermons, but one hard to miss fact for Rebekah has been how consistently interested, attentive,…
Jesus responded, “Every scholar of the Scriptures, who is instructed in the ways of heaven’s kingdom realm, is like a wealthy home owner with his house filled with treasures both new and old.” – Matthew 13:52 Yesterday, preparing for my Sunday morning class, I thought about how much I enjoy the focus of our Saturday…
For, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come… – 1 Timothy 4:8 Thursday, given the amazing gift of 65-degrees along with beautiful sunshine, my friend George and I ventured out for our first 18-holes of golf since…
“The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act.” – Jesus, John 14:10 It’s an interesting sensation to know that tens, hundreds, possibly thousands of people are reading with me, sharing the…
Jesus answered, “Don’t you know what I am talking about by now?” – Mark 7:18a We can find this phrase, or others just like it, scattered throughout the gospels. I would love to have seen the body-language Jesus used to go along with his exasperation! I’m sure there was a lot of head shaking, eye…
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Brothers and sisters, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus’ blood, through a new and living way that he opened up for us through the curtain, which is his body, and we have a great high priest over God’s house. Therefore, let’s draw near with a genuine heart…
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So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived! All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation. In other words, God was…
Read more God’s simple question: “Didn’t I trust you with this message of Reconciliation?”
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Jesus often came within an inch of his life...
