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LOOK UP, YOUR REDEPTION DRAWS NEAR
In Matthew 24, Jesus strongly encourages His followers to be aware of His returning to this Earth; that is His second coming. ...
The Shepherd King Enthroned on a Roman Cross
The readings this week present what appears as a stunning paradox: the King who reigns from a tree, the Shepherd who saves by dying, the Lord of...
A Warning Against Idleness
The New Testament reading for Sunday, November 16 is from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. It is the apostle Paul’s second letter to the church in...
BE ASSURED…..WE’RE GOING HOME
In Luke 20, Luke describes how for the third time in this chapter, the Sadducees try to trap Jesus inHis words. Rejecting the doctrine of the...
For His Glory: The Lost, Found, and Kept
The three readings this week tell the full arc of redemption. From rebellion to rescue to perseverance, the historical story of redemption unfolds....
But God…….
BUT GOD….. I once listened to a sermon by a noted Pastor/Theologian that really stuck with me. His whole message was based on his contention that...
Faithless Yet Not Forsaken: Glorifying the God Who Cannot Deny Himself
This week’s readings tell one story through many voices: the story of a faithful God who acts toward a faithless people. From Naaman’s resistance to...
Trust in the Lord
The three Bible readings for Sunday, October 5th contain a common theme of trust in the Lord, but from three different perspectives. Habakkuk 1:1-4...
AT EASE IN ZION
Luke 16: 19-31; Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; I Timothy 6:6-19. Luke 16 tells the story about the rich man and Lazarus. Recall, the rich man loved...
Faithfulness With What We’ve Been Given
This week’s readings invite us to wrestle with one of Jesus’s most difficult parables and one of life’s most persistent questions: What do we do...