Good Morning Friends,    Today's readings suggest to us that we be part of the family of God in the new experience of Christ. They do not throw out the old songs but asks us to sing in our hearts something new. Before Christ, the laws required the regular sacrificing of animals to atone for … Continue reading Can We Unlearn The Things That Keep Us From A Relationship With God And Pass On This Power? →

 Good Morning Friends,  If you think your past is keeping you from a future of serving God think again. The past may be preparing it for you. Just look at the life of Paul also known as Saul. If you are saved. If you are fully surrendered. If you are all in. If you are … Continue reading What Does The Bible Tell Us About How We Might Experience Conversion? →

To What Prospects, Posts, And Potential Pathways Are You Following Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we see how Jesus guides the disciples to follow and learn how to catch people for the Kingdom by repeating the truth instead of lies for people to believe. The disciples had hardly a clue what they were getting into, … Continue reading To What Prospects, Posts, And Potential Pathways Are You Following Jesus? →

 Good Morning Friends,  The thing that stands out the most about today's text is the extraordinary command and authority Jesus exhibits. Jesus was a person who commanded people's immediate attention and engendered from His followers either deeply felt loyalty and devotion…or intense opposition. Whatever the response, He simply could not be ignored. In our text we … Continue reading What Makes For A Good Leader From The Perspective Of Team Jesus? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Despite the booming stock market and a peaceable transition of power in the White House yesterday, people's mental health has been plummeting. Interestingly, today January 21st historically is listed at the sadist day of the year. And maybe you are sad and maybe you are not. That the pandemic is slated to … Continue reading Do We Know How To Resolve The Challenge Of Sin And Demons? →

 Good Morning Friends,    That we all have the rhythms of a seven-day week is truly amazing for it is not something that is justified by the moon or the sun precisely although the four phases of the moon roughly correspond to seven days. For the believer, we need to consider the Sabbath, and Hebrew … Continue reading Is Jesus The Heart Of Your Sabbath? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday I mentioned that the parables of the patched cloth and the wineskins were sandwiched in between two similar confrontations between Jesus and the Pharisees. Today's lectionary selection has the other side of the sandwich and indeed, no joking it is related to bread…Holy Bread. the passage from Mark is … Continue reading Do We Understand The Purpose Of The Law? →

   Good Morning Friends,   Today is Martin Luther King Day. And many will be quoting from his I have a dream speech, but a couple of months before his death he also gave a sermon entitled "Unfulfilled Dreams." It is worth remembering for in some ways it is more accurate of the reality in which … Continue reading Do We Have A Heart For God’s Type Of Dreams And Justice To Be Our Own? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Calling someone the Lamb of God for a Jew in the time of Jesus was really a more impressive comment than we give credit to the title today. It was a Wow!!! statement that prompted excitement and emotions. It was an invitation to a spiritual feast and a discovery of something very … Continue reading Would You Be Willing to Come and See How Jesus Helps Us To Answer The Call To Holiness? →

   Good Morning Friends,    In a society that overvalues progress and personal achievement even our spiritual lives could become performance oriented. We think about levels and phases and stages, but in the life of the Spirit these measurements are not important and likewise in our goal of heaven for ourselves and those we love, … Continue reading What Matters Most About Getting To Heaven? →