Because I Am Going
The phrase we need to consider today is “because I am going.” What is the reason that Jesus had to go to the cross on His way to going to the Father? In order to answer that question, we need to develop a theology of […]
COVID Easter Memories
Easter quietly wandered into our houses and snuck out the back door this year, didn’t it? Amidst daily coronavirus updates from governors and the president, a disrupted work schedule and changing patterns of shopping and community, the celebration of traditions had to be tossed aside. […]
Rise Let Us Go From Here
Rise let us go from here (John 14:31 ESV). It is the last verse in this incredible chapter in the gospel of John. Rise … let us go from here. We have spent the last fifty days preparing to rise. It is time for us […]
No Longer – A Special Sabbath’s Rest
May I offer an opinion – a hypothesis, if you will? Everything that is in the Old Testament was written to help us understand more about Jesus and what He was going to do on earth. Since we are to follow the example of Jesus, […]
Easter – Moments of Happiness and Joy
Happy Easter! The wonders of celebrating the resurrection of our Lord. He is not here. He has risen! Music has always been a huge praise driver for me, but especially on Easter Sunday. What are the songs of your resurrection Sunday? Was your day a […]
One Step Closer to the Father
Title: One Step Closer to the Father Scripture passage for the week: John 14:28-31 ESV Key Phrase: Because I am going to the Father Can you believe that we are about to start the last week before Easter? We took our first steps on Ash […]
Shall We Live Scared? If Not, Then How?
Think for a moment about a movie that made you scared. What movie would it be? What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? The Strangers? The Exorcist? The Omen? The Shining? Psycho? What makes you scared of a movie? Is that different for […]
Spiritual Skeptics
From the lesson series, Fingerprints of Faith | Spiritual Skeptics, March 2010 The United States is seen around the world to be a religious nation, filled primarily with Christians. Actually the country bursts at the seams with skeptics. Statistics reveal a little more than one […]
Trust: A Different Reason to Obey
Trust: A Different Reason to Obey. From the lesson series, Different: The Call of the Sermon on the Mount to be Different Than the World (Matthew 5 – 7) According to George Barna, Christians believe their churches are doing well when it comes […]
Are Natural Disasters a Form of Punishment?
It really was just a matter of time. People often make a correlation between pain and punishment. Yesterday I received an email posing a question related to the coronavirus. Today I received a related question. The first article addressed the issue, “Is the coronavirus a […]