I know I sound like a broken record when you hear me say over and over again, “God’s Word has the power to transform your life.” I know those words to be true. I know it to be true personally,
As the sun begins to set on Friday evening devout Jews around the world will gather in their homes and synagogues for evening prayer. After their time of prayer the family will gather around the table in their home and
Today we will take a look at two parables, found in Luke 14:25-35. The parable of the man who set out to build a tower and the parable of the king about to go to war. Both parables are set
Main Scripture: 6 What can we bring to the Lord? Should we bring him burnt offerings?Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves?7 Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to
In the early Church, when one follower of Jesus would greet another, oftentimes the greeting went like this: “Christ is Risen.” And the response would be, “He is Risen indeed!” The phrase was spoken at Easter, but it was spoken
It was the day He had been waiting for since eternity began. The day that He would announce to the world that He was the Promised King. As Jesus began His route into the Holy City of Jerusalem, He set
“The wise man built his house upon the rock. The foolish man built his house upon the sand.” Jesus made these two statements to the crowd who had gathered to hear Him preach on the hill beside the Sea of
Two men came to the church one Sunday to pray. One man walked through the crowd, right up to the communion table. He had a big cross around his neck and an even bigger Bible tucked under his arm. He
I’ve spent the week studying Jesus’ Parable of the Unjust Judge. If you are unfamiliar with the story then I can fill you in. A widow with no standing, no clout in her community, couldn’t get justice to save her
In Leo Tolstoy’s short story, “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” Tolstoy introduces us to a man, a Russian peasant farmer named Pahom. One day Pahom overheard his wife talking to her sister. The older sister was telling Pahom’s
