A house divided against itself can not stand! Have you ever been there? Luke 11:14-28 tells us the story we heard from Mark last Sunday of the reason Jesus can cast out demons according to the Pharisees and the scribes is because He does it by the chief of demons… Yet a house divided against itself can notContinue reading “keep it!”
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Out of the depths…
Psalm 130 is the appointed psalm for today. And it begins, “Out of the depths I cry…” Have you ever felt like you were so far away from God that you didn’t what to do? That you were in the depths of Sheol, or worse? “What can I do, everything is crumbling around me and noContinue reading “Out of the depths…”
even the depths of God
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not withContinue reading “even the depths of God”
God’s Holiness…
This is a depiction of a Cherubim… Does this look like an angel to you? The scene in Revelation 4 depicts 4 living creatures on each side of the throne. They have eyes all over them, on the front and their back. They have 6 wings, and eyes all over them… Does this look likeContinue reading “God’s Holiness…”
If the world hates you
Have you ever been hated? Have you ever hated anyone? I was told once in a bible study I was leading that hate is a very harsh word, and as Christians how could we ever hate anyone… Well I hated someone. They had wronged me and my family, and they did things that I neverContinue reading “If the world hates you”
let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Isaiah 2 tells us the story of all nations streaming towards the mountain of the Lord. We hear that all peoples are coming to hear and learn from the Lord. That He will be the judge and arbitrator and all nations will seek His justice… What is Justice in the biblical sense? Have you everContinue reading “let us walk in the light of the Lord!”
for those who are in Christ Jesus
“There is therefore now no condemnation” are comforting words used by Paul to start the 8th chapter of the epistle to the Roman’s… They are comforting. Now there is no condemnation. There is no condemning of us any more. But hold on there is a catch the no condemnation is only for those who are in ChristContinue reading “for those who are in Christ Jesus”
so I send you…
John 20 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.Continue reading “so I send you…”
Dry Bones…
Pentecost is the time we celebrate 50 days from the Exodus and 50 days form the resurrection of Jesus… Acts 2 tells us the story of the Jews coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Weeks, and when this happens the 12 disciples were showered with the Holy Spirit and the Spirit moves the church andContinue reading “Dry Bones…”
do not be afraid…
All of us have something we are afraid of. And these things change from time to time. Like when we are young many of us are afraid of the dark. Some of us are afraid of spiders, roaches, bugs, lizards, snakes… We are afraid of abandonment. We are afraid of losing those we love. We are afraid of notContinue reading “do not be afraid…”
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