Don’t we all like to think about hope, talk about hope, and life in the hope that is only found in Jesus Christ? Yesterday we lit the first candle on the advent wreath at church and I spoke for a moment about hope, and Romans 15:12-13 was read. Christmas time …
As I sit in my office at the church this morning my thoughts keep going in the direction of worshipping the Lord. My sermon this week is about worship, so I suppose that is part of the reason. But as I sit and listen to the sounds of worship in …
This past week I have been spending my time studying the letter of Paul to the Colossians. In particular, Colossians 2 has been the chapter that has drawn me to write this morning. It is a cold Saturday and while I catch up on some things here at the church …
I have been working through Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians this past week. As I do my personal study I highlight and make notes in my Bible margin and when I complete a chapter, I write my thoughts based on my reading and meditation on the text. I often …
I completed my personal studying through the Acts of the Apostles this morning. It is one of the times when I completed a section of Scripture that I sat back, and really just marveled at God. Now, do not get me wrong, I marvel at God often, and how wonderful …
At our Bible study this week, we studied the first ten verses of Luke 17. As it seems I have said very often through our study of Luke, “Tonight we will once again hear some very hard teachings of Jesus.” As I reflect back on those “hard teachings,” I find …
I was reading and studying the Book of Galatians this week and spent a lot of time looking at 5:22-23. In particular Paul addresses one of the fruits of “self-control.” Of course, we know that immediately following his mention of self-control he completes his thought with the statement, “against such …
Over these past months I have been focusing a lot on prayer. I just concluded a seven-week sermon series going through the letters of Paul and looking at his model for prayer. Currently our young adults’ group is working through the Crazy Love series by Francis Chan, which place a …
I am sure this topic has been covered by many before in blogs, sermons, or commentaries, but nonetheless I am going to write about it today. Again, as I have said before, this blog is often taken from my personal devotional time in God’s Word. As I read the Bible …
Salt has been used throughout the Bible in several areas in both the Old and New Testament. Salt can be seen in reference to very positive properties such as in seasoning, and to purify and preserve. Salt has also been used in alluding to new beginnings (Ezekiel 16:4). Salt can …