October 12, 2020 Genesis 2:18 “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’” The creation narrative in Genesis is filled with things that God did that are “good.” God created light, and it was “good.” And so was the dry land, the [...]
September 28, 2020 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to [...]
September 14, 2020 See John 21:15-20 “…Do you truly love me? …Take care of my sheep.” The ending of Matthew’s Gospel is often quoted: “Go and make disciples of all nations…,” but in reality all four of the Gospels end with their own unique call to discipleship. Now “discipleship” is one of those words that [...]
September 7, 2020 – 2 Cor 2:11 “…in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.” The believers in Corinth underwent a number of deep struggles for a sustained period of time. Paul had one of the longest stays of his ministry in Corinth (18 months, Acts 18:11; second to [...]
August 31, 2020 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the Gospel of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the Gospel.” –Mark 1:14-15 If someone asked you: “What is the Gospel?” How would you respond? A common answer might be something [...]
(August 17, 2020) “…all the green grass was burned up.” –Revelation 8:7 “They were told not to harm the grass…” –Revelation 9:4 Did the above verses catch your attention? “All the green grass was burned up” and yet – ten short verses later it says “not to harm the grass?” How can you not harm [...]
August 10, 2020 2 Kings 23:15 “Moreover, the altar at Bethel, the high place erected by Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, that altar with the high place he pulled down and burned, reducing it to dust. He also burned the Asherah.” – Last week we noted that if you read [...]
(August 3, 2020) – I Kings 14:19 “The other events of Jeroboam's reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel.” Note: Hi friends! I have enjoyed writing these devotionals but I simply have not had time to write them lately. I am going [...]
(July 22, 2020) “…[Paul’s] letters contain some things that are hard to understand...” – 2 Peter 3:16 One of the main reasons most people do not pick up the Bible more is simply because they are overwhelmed by it. (This is why I wrote that brief Bible Outline that we give out at church – [...]
(July 20, 2020) “Elijah was afraid and ran for his life.” – I Kings 19:3 In I Kings 18, Elijah had one of the best moments of his life. He stood alone and faced “four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.” That is 850 [...]
