The vision in Revelation 21 is something we all look forward to, the time when there will be “a new heaven and a new earth” (v1) and when God “will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (v4).

In our reading today from Revelation 19, there's a triumphant response to what has just happened in the previous chapter, where God has finally dealt with the corrupt religious system of Rome. The people in chapter 19 keep saying, "Hallelujah."

Our reading today in Isaiah 54 contains within it a beautiful reminder of God’s covenant love towards His people. In verses 7-8, God tells them He has disciplined them but won’t forget His everlasting covenant, saying in verse 8, “with everlasting love I will have compassion on you.”

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...

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).

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...

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.

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).

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.”

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.

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?

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.