Psalm 136Psalm 136 is a call to give thanks to the LORD. I pray that this day, and the rest of the days ahead, you will be able to reflect on how much you are blessed and loved by God in Christ Jesus. His enduring and persistent love...
“If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.”(1 Corinthians 12:26)This is how it works, when you are a close family, right? When you care about each other and look out for one another, if someone is sick or hurting...
Matthew 26:27–28 - “…Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”What do you see? A piece of bread, maybe a wafer? A little wine? What do you hear? “This is my body…this is my...
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! - Psalm 136:1This last Sunday we heard Jesus telling us of a persistent widow and an unjust judge to drive home the point that faith can’t help but stubbornly...
Orienting Ourselvesמזרח“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:11–12Our English verb “orient”...
“And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:1-2Shortly after rescuing Israel from slavery in Egypt under Pharaoh, God spoke these words as he gathered...
Ten lepers were healed, but only one came back in faith to receive Jesus' words of salvation....
A Kick in the PantsגרשׁBy Chad BirdTherefore the LORD God sent [Adam] out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man. Genesis 3:23–24aThe Hebrew verb for “drive out” is גרשׁ (garash). You don’t smile and...
In the very first chapter of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul lays out the lavish grace of God being poured out upon every believer in Christ Jesus. These gifts are yours without qualification. Your inheritance is a done deal in Jesus. What promises to live under! What hope to daily...
“And he said, “At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.” But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the...