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June 29, 2020
Each Sunday we meet together to break bread and drink wine in memory of what Jesus accomplished for us. We remember Jesus in two ways, the bread and in the wine. Have you ever asked why we have two parts to remember? Read on for the answer...
June 28, 2020
There is an intriguing allegory that comes out of Eli's life and his interaction with Samuel. We're told in our reading from 1 Samuel 4 that "Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy." (v18).
June 27, 2020
Acts 3 records, “And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple” (v2). He couldn’t stand up and walk into the temple. His pitiful life up to then is a parable of the inability of people to enter fellowship with God...
June 26, 2020
You want to do the right thing, be righteous before God, but how do you get there? Our reading in Isaiah 51 opens with just the sort of advice you're looking for – "Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord." That first word is key." Listening to God is a critical ingredient in pursuing righteousness.
June 25, 2020
There is an intriguing allegory that comes out of Eli's life and his interaction with Samuel. We're told in our reading from 1 Samuel 4 that "Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy." (v18).
June 24, 2020
Have you ever wondered about what Jesus said to his disciples about moving mountains? In Matthew 17:20, he told them, “if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
June 23, 2020
Several times in Scripture there are laments about how the rich of the world get richer, more powerful and more successful. We look at people who have everything in this world and see them living charmed lives. Perhaps we are envious of them, especially when we struggle with things like finances or finding success.
June 22, 2020
Through Isaiah God says to His people “’You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he.’” (Isa. 43:10). But in what way did the children of Israel witness to God?
June 22, 2020
Isaiah continues his preaching of the one true God in our reading today from Isaiah 46. As he does in several places, Isaiah contrasts idols with the living God. Idols are things that people make, and the supposed power behind them are just made up gods.
June 21, 2020
When you start reading the book of Revelation one of the things that stands out is the fact that angels suddenly burst into action. Out of 176 occurrences of the word for “angel” in the New Testament, 76 are found in Revelation. That’s 43% of occurrences in just this book. It’s statistics like that which really stand out.
June 20, 2020
Paul was given a huge task as apostle to the Gentiles. He had to go into the territory of a multiplicity of pagan gods and convince people there is only one true God. And that God was not the God of ancient superpowers like Rome, Greece, Egypt or Babylon....
June 18, 2020
In our reading from 1 John 5 the apostle writes, “If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.” (v9). What is John talking about here? When did God give a testimony about His Son?
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