Access to the Father
Ephesians 2:14-18
In a world of seven billion people you would think that everyone has at least one friend. In a world of seven billion people you would think that there wouldn’t be anyone who would feel isolated or alienated. In a world of seven billion people you would think that everyone had at least someone to [...]
Alienation to Reconciliation
Ephesians 2:11-13
Paul’s life hung in the balance. While he was traveling with some of his companions he stopped in Jerusalem. One of the men that was traveling with Paul was a Gentile, a man from Ephesus named Trophimus. The Jews were looking for a reason to kill Paul and when they saw Paul at the temple [...]
Who Would Have Ever Thought It?
Romans 11:11-16
It�s a wild world isn�t it? Who can even begin to understand the puzzles, peculiarities, and particularities of life and the wonders of creation? I often hear people say, �I just don�t understand?� Well, I don�t either, but that is one of the most intriguing things about this life isn�t it? We just don�t understand. [...]
It’s Not Over!
Romans 11:1-10
Throughout Romans 9-11 we have followed Paul as he has explained God’s relationship with His Chosen People, the Jews. Paul had an intense love for his own people. After all, Paul was a Jew; a Jew who had embraced Jesus as his Lord and Savior, but he never abandoned his heritage as an Israelite, a [...]
Will You Turn Away From His Outstretched Hands?
Romans 10:11-21
There is nothing more painful, more heartbreaking, than the turning away. We have read stories about it, and for far too many of us, we’ve experienced the turning away ourselves. Truth be known, we may have even been the one who did the turning. If you aren’t following me then let me paint a picture [...]