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Why Christmas: Abundant Life
“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 Abundant. My Greek dictionary says – superabundant in quantity, superior in quality. It means lavish, or...
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Resolution: Honor God With Your Relationships
It’s a new year. Perhaps you make resolutions. Here’s one more to consider —Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 13:20Resolve to honor God...
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New Beginnings with Nehemiah: Discernment
We’re continuing to learn from Nehemiah about how to manage a new beginning. Remember, Nehemiah was called by God to oversee the rebuilding of the wall in Jerusalem. It was a daunting task, no doubt....
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Follow Like Andrew
One of the striking things about Jesus’s ministry is that He chose a group of men to train and teach, with the end goal that they would go preach His message. They were an interesting mix with widely...
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Jesus Is the Bread of Life
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” John 6:35 Bread.It is available, accessible, andIt supplies our most...
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Follow Like Philip
We’re continuing to look at the group of men Jesus chose to train and teach, with the end goal that they would go preach His message. They were an interesting mix with widely different backgrounds,...
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Follow Like Nathanael
We’re continuing to look at the group of men Jesus chose to train and teach, with the end goal that they would go preach His message. They were an interesting mix with widely different backgrounds,...
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I Have Come: To Do His Will
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. John 6:38 Nearly every Christmas movie and special reaches its climax with a declaration, “That’s what...
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I Have Come: For Judgment
Nearly every Christmas movie and special reaches its climax with a declaration “that’s what Christmas is all about.” Multiple times in the gospel of John Jesus clearly says what Christmas was all...
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I Have Come: For Life More Abundantly
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 Nearly every Christmas movie and...
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I Have Come: As Light
“I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. John 12:46 Nearly every Christmas movie and special reaches its climax with a declaration,...
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I Have Come: To Be King
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth....
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Imperfection and Perfection
I have one more New Testament redemption of an Old Testament event for you (at least for now). In recent posts we’ve looked at Babel and Pentecost, and then at the connection between the golden calf...
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Let These Words Sink Down into Your Ears
“Let these WORDS sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not...
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One Last Object Lesson
On a night not unlike this one, the Son of God, God Incarnate had one last meal with the men He had taught and trained for the previous three years. Before the meal, He gave them one final object...
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Secrets
He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. Daniel 2:22 According to a study published in 2017, the average person is holding on to at least...
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4 Keys to Joy
We’ve been looking at keys to some important aspects of living a Christian life. We started with keys to prayer and faith. Last week, we delved into experiencing peace through trust in God, prayer,...
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Do We Treat the Holy Spirit Worse than a Houseguest?
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:14 It doesn’t seem so long ago that we entered that tricky phase of parenting older (adult, even) children, which includes...
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