Matthew 11:2-11 Come, Lord Jesus! It never ceases to amaze me! You would think that those who were blessed with the opportunity to see and to hear Jesus and maybe also witness his miraculous healings and feedings would have absolutely no difficulty in believing that Jesus was the Messiah of Read more
Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13 Come Lord Jesus, Come! The Apostle Paul expected Jesus’ return to be soon, very soon. In his letter to the Romans he quoted Isaiah saying, “The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope.” Of Read more
Matthew 24:36-44 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Often, when I’m reading the prophetic writings of Isaiah, Paul and even Jesus’ own words, I think that we may have things all wrong. We focus exclusively upon that one great and horrible day, Read more
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ According to Wikipedia: Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival. The event that Americans commonly call the “First Thanksgiving” was celebrated long Read more
Colossians 1:11-20, Jeremiah 23:1-6, Luke 23:33-43 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Like many of you I grew up with an idealized image of a king. A king was a man valiant in war; his judgments were righteous; he wore a crown Read more
Luke 21:5-19 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ At one time I believed that it was enough to present a good and persuasive argument, after which all those who hear it would happily change their beliefs to my beliefs. I could not Read more
Luke 20:27-38 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ As we approach the end of the church year, the focus of our scheduled Scripture readings has turned to questions of what happens after death and at the end of time, the resurrection. In Read more
Ephesians 1:11-23 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so with the eyes of Read more
Romans 3:19-28 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ The celebration we call the Reformation, changed the Christian perspective on life. For those who bought into the Reformation, life would no longer be seen as a burden, with the goal for human life Read more
Genesis 32:22-31, Luke 18:1-8 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Prayer is central to our lives as Christians. And yet, how often is it that we pray, often the same prayers over and again, without receiving an answer, or without the thing Read more