Think About the Future
Romans 4:13-25 (NLT) Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith....
View ArticleTriumph Over Sin and Death
Romans 5:12-21 (NLT) When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was...
View ArticleDay of Adoption
It is Pentecost Sunday, and we of course should not gather on this day without hearing the story of the Holy Spirit falling upon a small group of Christ’s followers, birthing our Savior’s church in the...
View ArticleGet on Mission!
Mark 8:31-38 (NRSV) Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days...
View ArticleThe Temple Most Real
John 2:13-22 (NRSV) The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables....
View ArticleThe Remembrance that Overcomes
John 20:1-18 (NRSV) The story of the resurrection is joyous, of course. That which we should fear the most, death, is shown to be a temporary condition. There are, however, other emotions we can sense...
View ArticleChildren, There Is Truth
1 John 5:9-15 (NLT) Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son. All who believe in the Son of God know in...
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