Matthew 9:35-38 ESV “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to … Continue reading Plentiful Harvest but Few Laborers
Year: 2021
We are Destined for Persecution
Encouragement during Trials 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3 ESV “Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions.” … Continue reading We are Destined for Persecution
Faithful to the Call
Psalm 139:13-16 ESV “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the … Continue reading Faithful to the Call
Threats from Another Jesus
2 Corinthians 11:1-4 ESV “I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his … Continue reading Threats from Another Jesus
We Ought to Walk to Please God
1 Thessalonians 4:1 ESV “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” Walk to Please God What is our walk? It is how we … Continue reading We Ought to Walk to Please God
Make Straight Paths for Your Feet
Hebrews 12:3-11 ESV “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “’My son, do not regard … Continue reading Make Straight Paths for Your Feet
Who, then, is Israel?
Many, many Christians in the USA are supporters of the nation of Israel, i.e., the Jewish nation. They stand with the physical nation of Israel. But is this biblical? Is this of God? Or could this be of Satan and of the antichrist? First let’s look at who is Israel and who is NOT Israel. … Continue reading Who, then, is Israel?
First Comes Death, then The Resurrection
Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading First Comes Death, then The Resurrection
From the Inside Out
Ephesians 4:25 ESV “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” Truth is something severely lacking, not just in our culture, but in the church, too. It seems commonplace today for people, whether Christian or not, to lie to others. … Continue reading From the Inside Out
A Slippery Slope or The Solid Rock
Ephesians 4:17-19 ESV “Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They … Continue reading A Slippery Slope or The Solid Rock
Run With It 