Galatians 3-4 Summary When the Jews were under the Old Covenant relationship with Almighty God, they were required to obey a litany of liturgical, ceremonial and purification statutes. But when Jesus Christ died on the cross and he became our sacrificial Lamb to take away the sins of the world, that old order was done … Continue reading We’re Called to Freedom
Year: 2021
Here I Am! Send Me!
Isaiah 6:1-5 ESV “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with … Continue reading Here I Am! Send Me!
To Show God’s Truthfulness
Romans 15:1-3 ESV “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached you … Continue reading To Show God’s Truthfulness
Be Ready for the Potholes Ahead
Psalms 23:1-3 ESV “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” My Lord is my counselor, my guide, my helper. He shows me the way … Continue reading Be Ready for the Potholes Ahead
Shrewd in Their Own Sight
Isaiah 5:20 ESV “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” Evil good and Good evil In what ways do people call evil good and good evil? Well, one way is when they lie about … Continue reading Shrewd in Their Own Sight
That He May Teach Us
Isaiah 2:1-3 ESV “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. “It shall come to pass in the latter daysthat the mountain of the house of the Lordshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be lifted up above the hills;and all the nations shall flow to it,and … Continue reading That He May Teach Us
The Way That He Loves
Summary Colossians 3:1-11 We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to set our minds on things above, on the things of God, and not on things that are of this earth. And we are to put to death what is earthly (worldly, fleshly) in us – such things as sexual immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil … Continue reading The Way That He Loves
We Must Work the Works
John 9:1-3 ESV “As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.’” … Continue reading We Must Work the Works
Don’t Let Them Intimidate You
The religious rulers within the temple of God arrested Peter and John for teaching the people about Jesus Christ. The next day these rulers gathered together in Jerusalem, they called in Peter and John, and they inquired of them as to what power and by what name did they do “this.” Peter, filled with the … Continue reading Don’t Let Them Intimidate You
They Have Forsaken the Lord
Isaiah 1:4 ESV “Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.” A People laden with Iniquity Israel (of God) today is not a physical nation, and physical Jerusalem is no longer … Continue reading They Have Forsaken the Lord
Run With It 