This purple season of Lent began in the early centuries of the church as a time of preparation and for refocusing upon our discipleship. That isn’t just for Lent. It…
“My people will know my name” (52:6). Did they not know His name? What is God’s name? God? Jehovah? Just to be clear, it isn’t Jehovah. Jesus? Yes, His name…
If you were to take everything in your bank account right now and give it to God, how would you survive the rest of the day, let alone the rest…
Ever hear of the Wheel of Fate? Does it turn on the same axle as the Wheel of Fortune? I’d like to buy an IOU. Fate, Fortune—something out of our…
God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior. Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given. The one wronged—God—must be satisfied. I don’t have the…
Who will receive him? Who will welcome him in? Go from our worship gathering today with the expectation of this question on your lips and in your heart. We…
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. If you’re around my age—probably not the best way to begin—you may remember some of…
Some people get hung up on 144,000. John helps us not to be concerned about that. “I looked,” he tells us, “and there before me was a great multitude…
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others…
Strange, how something so good begins with something so bad. Jesus is told his cousin has been executed, murdered. John the Baptist is dead: he didn’t compromise the message. Can…