by admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? Psalm 22:1 Are you ever depressed? The World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people are generally depressed. In some states, almost 15% of...
by admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
“You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham… As for Sarai you wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah…” Gen 17:1-7, 15-16 When I was a kid, most people called me “Donny.” Of course,...
by admin | Jan 26, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers… For this is what you asked of the Lord your God… when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.” Deut. 18:15-20 Did...
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lam....
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah 3:1-5, 10 You remember Jonah. He was the man who ran away from God’s mission, and God brought him back forcefully by means of a...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | Old Testament, Pastors
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to (speak to the heart of) Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. Isaiah 40:1-2 The prophet...
