Jesus was sitting on the edge of a well in Samaria.  His disciples had gone into town to buy something for lunch.  A woman came, a woman with a past of adultery.  And Jesus had a conversation with her in that noon sun and heat. (NASB) John 4:13-14 “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Everyone […]

  Jesus offers “living water”.  He offered it to the woman at the well in Samaria…a woman who was living with a man not her husband.  She had been married five times…Jesus knew this and He still offered His gift of living water to her.   Jesus offers life giving water…not stale or stagnate water, […]

To receive the best gift, I need to ask the right gift-giver. (NASB) Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”   We are to take the best gift God has to offer – because His gift is generous.  (NASB) […]

  Jesus called Levi (Matthew) to follow Him.  And he did, he left his work and followed Jesus.  (Levi was a Jew who was hated because he collected taxes for Rome.)  Because of his belief in Jesus, he wanted others he knew to know Jesus too.  So he had a party, a banquet…with tax collectors […]

  What sign of God was given in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament?   Hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born to a virgin in Bethlehem, a prophet by the name of Isaiah foretold of His birth. (NASB) Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, […]

  How does a dictionary define “salvation”?  1. Preservation or deliverance from evil or difficulty.  2. A source, means, or cause of such deliverance or preservation.  3. a. Theology. The deliverance of man or his soul from the power or penalty of sin; redemption.   Why is salvation so important for you and me?    […]

  How have you responded to the following invitation? (NASB) Revelation 22: 17 “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come.’  And let the one who hears say, ‘Come.’  And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.”   How are you praying for others […]

  The dictionary defines “atone”: to reconcile or harmonize.  To conciliate; appease.   And that is just what Jesus Christ did on the cross.  He has reconciled, harmonized and appeased God’s requirement for the payment of sin.  My sins and yours.   The atoning work of Christ can never be overestimated in its importance.  It […]

  God’s solution for sin is through His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.    The prophet Isaiah wrote as if Christ had already taken the punishment for your sins and mine.   The prophet Isaiah wrote as if Christ had already healed me by the wounds He suffered before and during His crucifixion. […]

  What does the Holy Bible say about the beginning of sin?  Who is included in the term, “sinners”? (NASB) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”   The measuring stick is not my own evaluation or the evaluation of others; it is in comparison to God Himself! […]