It wasn’t long ago that stores were out of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, bleach, and other cleaning supplies. The media headlines cried out to us to inflame our emotions and create anxiety. There is some calm in the midst of the turmoil as well. Changes in requirements of what we should do during this part […]
Philip waited on tables with Stephen and five other godly men. Stephen was stoned to death, the first martyr, because of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. After Stephen was killed there was a great persecution headed up by Saul in Jerusalem. Many followers of Christ fled to other areas of Judea and north […]
What did Stephen just say? Stephen was on trial before the Sanhedrin, he was reviewing Israel’s history…beginning with Abraham then he followed with Joseph and the twelve tribes of Israel. Next, Moses and the Tabernacle of Testimony carried through the wilderness for forty years. Stephen continued to review the importance of the Tabernacle in […]
Stephen continued to defend himself from the charge of blasphemy against Moses and against God before the ruling counsel of the Jewish religion, the Sanhedrin. Stephen briefly sketched the life of Moses being the deliverer of the Israelites out of slavery and the importance of the Tabernacle of Testimony in the middle of […]
Abundant life comes at a price. In John 10:10 Jesus tells His disciples that He came to give us a full life, an abundant life. Jesus compared the abundant life He gives – to a thief who comes to steal and destroy. The contrast is stark and, on the surface, looks to be a […]
A New Year! Filled with potential! Filled with the unknown. God provides us with the opportunity to live life to the full giving us all of Himself in all areas and at all times in our lives. Many times in spite of our circumstances, such as COVID. And politics. The Cup vs. The […]
Jesus “was lifted up while they (the apostles) were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.” (Acts 1:9) (NASB) Acts 1:10 “And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going…” The apostles’ attention was fixed on the ascending Lord Jesus Christ. They were “gazing intently.” […]
With the advent of the internet, the amount of information available to us every day exponentially increased to the point that it confused opinion and fact. I have to admit that I can’t always tell fact from opinion, especially now during this pandemic. What is true? What is opinion? What do others want us to […]
This could be your prayer, follower of Christ:“O Lord, I see and hear of chaos in the streets of our cities.My sorrow for my country leads me to You!Help us, O Lord, for we are sinners. Help us to put our hope in You, the living God.I am so thankful for You, Lord Jesus, for […]
Where do you go for rest? Emotional and spiritual rest are as important as physical rest. In fact spiritual rest is the most important rest anyone can have, it affects our lives – for eternity. The Lord God Almighty established a Day of Atonement, the Jewish people were to observe this one day a year. […]