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"Jesus said to them, 'You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.'" (Matt 20:23). The mother of James and John has just come to Jesus, begging Him...
Have you ever had the feeling of being alone or isolated? Most loneliness results from insulation rather than isolation. Nearly half the population honestly feel that nobody knows them. Jesus frequently sought out lonely places for prayer and meditation....
“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Go south to the road-the desert road-that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ So he started out . . .” (Acts 8:26-27) How do you like that? The angel says “go”, and Philip goes. He doesn’t ask questions, he...
Today's mini-sermon is the last of a three-part series inspired by a recent incident that happened to my Sheltie . . . "Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his...
Today's mini-sermon is the last of a three part series. These have been inspired by recent happenings that involved Rocket, our "male" Cockatiel who "turned" female the day she laid an egg. In a matter of minutes, our loving, sociable pet turned into an...
The following Scriptural Nugget is the last one in a mini-series based on John 11. "He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation . . ." (John 11:51-52) Lazarus, the man who had been dead for 4...
Do you remember your first kiss? What does a kiss mean to you? Kissing does seem to be a favorite form of showing affection. It also is a form of greeting, as some people welcome each other with a kiss on the cheek. In some countries they greet each other with a kiss...
"My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and...
Do you ever wonder if you had any specific function in the Body of Christ? You might not have felt that way in Nehemiah’s day: “Eliashb the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate . . . The men of Jericho built the...
"The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you . . . In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to his own property.” (Lev. 25:11,13) “In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom he bought it, the one whose land it was.” (Lev 27:24) “If...
Yesterday at church, our pastor, Keith, told us the story of Simeon. He was a man who was very old, but one that the Lord had promised wouldn’t die until he saw the Messiah. When Jesus was just a baby, his mother and dad (Mary & Joseph) encountered Simeon at the...
"Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" (Luke 24:26-27) It's Easter morning. All the children in the neighborhood are raving about the "Easter Egg Hunt" down in the local park. They're all going, and what's more, your own...
A Miracle is an event that is beyond human powers and cannot be explained by natural causes. Miracles transcend natural causes to such a degree that they can be attributed only to the direct intervention of God. One day when Jesus and his disciples were traveling...