“Proclaim & publish” from the lesson series, Return from Babylon | scattered & gathered, June 2020 our Scripture And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept…
Rejoicing – celebrating God – summary
“Rejoicing – celebrating God speaking and our listening,” from the lesson series, Return from Babylon | scattered & gathered, June 2020 our Scripture So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read from it…
Rebuilding the Walls | Summary
“Rebuilding the Walls,” from the lesson series, Return from Babylon | scattered & gathered, June 2020 our Scripture Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” 18 And I told them of…
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 punishment found in the ‘seven seals’ mentioned in Revelation?” Today’s…
Where is God When I am in Pain?
The rat-at-tats sound more ominous each time the footage is replayed on television. The sound makes pain flood the soul. A lone gunman opened fire into a crowd gathered for a country music concert in Las Vegas late at night on Sunday October 1st. Since that time authorities have confirmed 59 deaths and over 500…
As Most Important
If you pick up a Bible study or commentary on the important teachings of the book of 1 Corinthians, or if you listen to a sermon series studying through the book, you are most likely to hear that the church in Corinth was a problem church – a church that wasn’t very grounded in the…
List of Top Ten Christmas Songs
Have you already begun to tire of Christmas music? Some stations began to play them the weekend of Halloween! Want to have some fun with our typical Christmas songs? Each week throughout December, I will post a list of my top ten Christmas songs. Each week I will feature songs in a different category: I…
Autumn Praise: Thankful for a God Who is Good
When we look at God providing autumn refreshing for His people, our thoughts must eventually turn to autumn praise. 11 Our Lord and our God, you are like the sun and also like a shield. You treat us with kindness and with honor, never denying any good thing to those who live right. 12 Lord God All-Powerful,…
Autumn Reign
Our God reigns. 8 Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Jacob, please answer my prayer! 9 You are the shield that protects your people, and I am your chosen one. Won’t you smile on me? 10 One day in your temple is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather serve in your house, than live in…