(NASB) Psalm 107:1-3 “OH GIVE thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3 And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from […]

  The lineage of Christ Jesus (through His mother, the virgin Mary) is one of men who believed in God and His word. Kings, sons of kings, the Patriarchs and so back to Adam and to God Himself…this is Christ Jesus’ lineage, His genealogy. Christ Jesus came from the royal line of Judah.  His heritage gives […]

   Dr. Luke included the lineage of Jesus as the Son of God.  (See Luke 3:23-38)   How will your spiritual lineage impact your eternity?  Your spiritual lineage or genealogical record is all dependent on your choices while you are living. Where and how you will spend your eternity is by your choice today.  How […]

   Matthew’s genealogical record of Messiah covers Joseph’s lineage.  It begins with the first patriarch of Israel, Abraham, and ends with Jesus. (NASB) Matthew 1:16 “Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.” Luke’s genealogical record of Messiah covers the lineage of Mary.  […]

   John the Baptist’s exhortations against King Herod and his wife Herodias resulted in John’s imprisonment and ultimately, his death.  (See Matthew 14:3-12)   Because of his exhortations against Herod for marrying his brother’s wife, she (Herodias) was angered as well as her husband.  Eventually John was arrested and put into prison.  There he stayed […]

Exhortations are to exhort: To urge or incite by strong argument, advice, or appeal; admonish earnestly.   John the Baptist did not “pull his punches”, soft-pedal his words; he faithfully warned people that their ungodly actions and choices would result in God’s coming wrath. John’s message cut to the core of people’s need…they needed to […]

               (NASB) Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (NASB) Romans 5:8-9 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through […]

   John the Baptist helped the crowds to understand that he was not the Christ (i.e. Messiah). He compared what he was doing (baptizing with water) and what the Christ would do (baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire – fire being the symbol of God’s presence with them). John knew that he was unfit […]