What Are You Thinking? “Mind Bender” Luke 19:1-10 “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today…” Luke 19:5 What are you thinking?—and has your thinking got you sinking into a rut? Paul believed that no rut, no matter how deep, can keep Jesus from saving us if we make like Zacchaeus and […]
Earthen Vessels “We Shall Not Die” Ps 90:1–6 “…from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” – Psalm 90:2 No earthly heirloom will last forever, but what about the meaning attached it? When it comes the “Earthen Vessels” called you and me, the question is not “how long will these bodies will hold up?”, but “how […]
Earthen Vessels: “Greater than the Parts” Ge 2:20–25 “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh…” Ge. 2:23 Man was created from the earth as a unitary being, but man was no good alone. God made man and woman to achieve a oneness that is greater than the parts, and fills […]
Earthen Vessels: “Liquid I.D.” Eze. 36:25-28 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you…” Eze. 36:26 U.S. Passport, virtual fingerprint, Real I.D.—there are lots of ways to back up our claim to be who we say we are. But when it comes to our most important identity, only one […]
Earthen Vessels: “Thanks for the Memories” 1 Co 11:23–26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. – 1 Cor. 11:26 Paul Says that the gifts of God’s Spirit are contained in us, as in jars of clay. Even as these Earthen Vessels may be […]
Band of Believers: “Join the Band” 1 Peter 2:9-10 “…but now you are the people of God…” – 1 Peter 2:10 By His power and His presence in Christ, God is creating, revealing, redeeming, restoring, and will return again. But have power, too! Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we can move the needle of our […]
Band of Believers: “Hope Returning” Revelation 21:1-4 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down…” – Revelation 21:2 Ever felt weary of following Christ? Of doing things “God’s Way”? Of making study, and prayer and weekly worship a “must do” part of your life? John has a vision to share with us that […]
Band of Believers: “No Trespasses” 1 John 1:8-10 “…he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…” The temptation of the ages is to play the “claim no blame” game when we do wrong. But the Band of Believers knows that the way to no trespasses is not by denial, but through the […]
What-ever: “What Are You Thinking?” Philippians 4:4-7 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say again; Rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4 What-ever the stress, whatever our challenges, what-ever the latest story on the evening news, Paul says that making the choice to rejoice is what matters most as we “think along with God” and find our […]
Sight /Seeing: “Incredible!” John 2:1-3 Nothing beats a wedding for taking in sights of hope, optimism and endless possibilities. But what happens when the party is over? In our everyday world, can we still see the incredible?