Last Saturday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 1, we saw that the Christmas story, the birth of Jesus, is a beautiful symbol of a vital part of every Christian life: The rebirth process that we must undergo to enter into the new life in Christ...
Last week, in MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES, Part 4, we discovered that God can and will get us through our troubled times, but it won't always happen in the way we think it will. Nonetheless, if we put our hope in Him, it will be well worth the trip! But wait. Why do we...
Part 8: JUSTIFIED TO PROCEED Jacob’s children, the Children of Israel, destined to be established as the Kingdom of God in this world, were locked down by unbelievers. For hundreds of years, the Children of Israel sought to influence the Egyptians but finally, they...
We pick up the story with Jesus' troubles at their peak. His blood loss is incredible. He is weak with hunger, dehydrated, His bones are out of joint (see Ps. 22), and the pain is astronomical. He is slowly asphyxiating, and just when things didn't seem like they can...
Our story today takes us to the banks of the Jordan River. David's men had successfully stopped the Absalom rebellion and David was free to return as rightful king of Israel. But David didn't just return to Jerusalem when his son was brought down. Instead, he waited...
Last week, in JESUS AND NICODEMUS, Part 2, we saw that there is more than one level to life. The physical, which we barely understand, and the spiritual, which we don't understand at all. And we can't understand it unless we are born again of the Spirit of God. We...
In Bread of Life, Part 1, we saw that Jesus wants us to desire time with Him for more than just to have our needs met. He wants to help us understand things from a spiritual plane: "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to...
In Bread of Life, Part 2, we discovered that Jesus is our "bread", that when we accept His gift of Salvation by Grace, we have our sustenance into life eternal! But more than that, Jesus also gives us freedom from addictions, freedom from worry, power over sickness...
In Bread of Life, Part 3, we discovered that Jesus' discourse on being the Bread of Life is really a true picture to us of God's unending, merciful love, love that reached out to a sinful, dying people who are on a death race to hell, and opened another door. We saw...
Chapters 9 and 10 of John record yet another of Jesus' powerful discourses: The Shepherd and His Flock. In order to completely understand the discourse itself, however, we must first take a look at the miracle that preceded it: The healing of a blind man (See John...