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 [...]
(July 10, 2020) “As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.” – I Samuel 15:27 When God made Saul King over Israel, Saul was overwhelmed. He was humble, shy, introvert-ed. When the day came for Saul to be recognized, he actually hid among the baggage (I [...]
(July 7, 2020) “…all things were created through him and for him.” – Colossians 1:16b Words have power. It was with a word that God created the heavens and the earth. So we do well to use them intentionally and with care. Especially when it comes to communicating the Truth. That said, here is the [...]
(July 1, 2020) NOTE: My devotionals will be sporadic the next couple weeks, in part due to upcoming summer vacation. No Volunteering “Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.” – Romans 1:1 One struggle many churches claim to have is that they need more [...]
(June 26, 2020) “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.” – Revelation 14:12 I clearly remember that I used to dread the moment when high school swim practice was about to begin each day. I knew that it would be utterly exhausting. It required a lot of endurance. But the endurance was necessary [...]