Today's mini-sermon is in honor of all of our Jewish subscribers and friends: "And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the Day-star arises in your hearts."...
"Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever." (Ps. 111:2,3) NIV Recently, while leading out in an adult small group Bible study, I felt impressed to...
"Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has handed him over to me, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars." And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men." ...
" . . .The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." (Isa 49:14) A common theme that often emerges as I read through the daily prayer requests in this newsletter is one of despair. "I feel so far from God!" "I need to know God cares, because it doesn't...
"When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus." (Acts 4:13-14) Did you ever wish you had the gift of words? You know, the...
The book of Acts gives examples of Christians who were filled with the Holy Spirit after they had been believers for some time. Questions: 1. Why did it happen that way? and 2. When am I filled with the Holy Spirit? If you recall, I said that the phrases "filled...
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (Matt 5:6) As Christians, we are all familiar with the "good day/bad day" phenomenon. One day we feel "good" about ourselves, about our relationships, about our friendships with God,...
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matt 7:12) The “golden rule”. We all learned it from childhood, but how many of us really know what it means? As a child, I never really...
"When David was told, 'Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,' he inquired of the LORD, saying, 'Shall I go and attack these Philistines?' The LORD answered him, 'Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.' But David's...
"Her filthiness clung to her skirts; she did not consider her future." (Lam 1:9) The story is heart-wrenching: the demise of God's glorious people; the ruin of God's own city, the city of peace; the destruction of God's glorious temple; the desolation of the land...