Be Encouraged. Jesus Has Finished It!

Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.   Hebrews...

Watch Out!

  “Watch out that no one deceives you… You must be on your guard… do not worry beforehand about what to say… he who stands firm to the end will be saved.”  Mark 13:1-13 Look at all the verbs in these verses. “Watch out… be on your guard… do not...

Our Comfort Here and Now

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”  John 20:21-22 Looking for a story that would help us see the meaning of...

Jesus Came…

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came…  John 20:19-31 This text is referring to the day of Easter, when the news about Jesus’ rising was still new. The disciples had heard from others that Jesus...

Something More Precious

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life… we proclaim also to you… 1 John 1:1:2:2 I’ve always wanted to see the Grand Canyon,...

Of One Heart and Soul

Now the full number of those who believed was of one heart and soul… And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus…  Acts 4:32-35 Great events have a way of bringing people together and focusing all their minds on one...