Rom. 6:4 “Walk in Newness of Life”   God helps us to walk in newness of life through the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. The Christian life involves not just trusting Christ as Savior in order to experience eternal life, but also depending on God to enable us to become more like… Read More »

 Lk. 24:1-12 “Jesus Is Alive”   Christ is risen; He is risen indeed. This is Easter Sunday morning, an opportunity to celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The ladies who went to the tomb to place spices on Jesus’ body expected to find a corpse, but instead they found an empty… Read More »

 Mt. 28:6 “Darkness Before the Light”   The disciples were having a hard time. They thought that Jesus would usher in a new era, casting off the restraints of the Roman Empire and reigning as King. But He had been crucified on the cross and hope was gone. They had forgotten that Jesus had said… Read More »

Lk. 22:42 “Not My Will”   As Jesus looked ahead to the horrible suffering ahead of Him, He prayed to his Father in Lk. 22:42, “nevertheless, not My will, but Yours be done.” He knew he would be betrayed, tried by the Jewish leaders, scourged by the Roman soldiers, carry His cross to Golgotha, and… Read More »

Gen. 50:20 “God Meant It for Good”   All of us face difficulties at times. Circumstances can be hard. And sometimes other people are the cause of our difficult circumstances. But God promises to work things together for good (Rom. 8:28).   Jesus went through the most difficult circumstances imaginable. Even before dying on the… Read More »

Mt. 26:26-28 “Remember” The Israelites had been celebrating Passover for almost fifteen hundred years (the U.S. is not even 250 years old). At the last supper Jesus let His disciples know that the Passover was not just looking back to an event in Egypt centuries before but ahead to His death on the cross. Jesus’… Read More »

Jn. 13:1-17 “Serve One Another”   Jesus knew He was about to die on the cross but He focused on serving His disciples by washing their feet. Our tendency would be to focus on ourselves, but His nature was to love and serve. We should have the same attitude (Phil. 2:5) and take the same… Read More »

Phil. 2:5-11 “Jesus Deserves Our Praise”   The King of kings and Lord of Lords was greeted with praise when He was entering Jerusalem during the triumphal entry. The multitude cried out, ““Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ *The King of Israel!” We too should praise Him for who… Read More »

Jn. 11:1-44 “Impossible Situations”   It was an impossible situation, at least according to the perspective of Martha and Mary. Their brother Lazarus had gotten sick and died, and Jesus was nowhere around. But then Jesus came. And after some conversation with Martha and Mary, Jesus said, “Lazarus, come forth.” Lazarus’ resurrection from the dead… Read More »

3/27/21 – Mt. 5:48 “Be Perfect” One of the most challenging verses in the Bible is Mt. 5:48 where Jesus says, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” We know from the greater context of scripture in 1 Jn. 1:8-10 that Jesus is not speaking of sinless perfection but… Read More »