Come, Holy Spirit Pt. 1
Pentecost: Old Testament, Numbers 11:24-30 Numbers 11:24-30 The undergirding of the Word of God is His Spirit. We refer to the third person of the Trinity as “Holy” and our Old Testament reading this week...
Mission Accomplished...Plus
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 17:1-11 John 17:1-11 There’s a marvelous focus brought to bear on Christ’s holy people during the seasons of Lent and Easter. It’s that...
Haters
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Epistle, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11 It’s not a very welcome title. The word “hater” is a standard bill of fare in our society today. Everyone has been and is accused of being the hater of...
Tough Things
Seventh Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 1:12-26 Acts 1:12-26 One of the great challenges in being a student of the Holy Scriptures is coming to terms with the fact that at times, God speaks hard things. And the things He speaks of...
A Change of Venue
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 14:15-21 John 14:15-21 On the heels of some pretty exciting words from Jesus come a few more that … well … will change the course of humanity from top to bottom, and...
A Good Defense
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Epistle, 1 Peter 3:13-22 1 Peter 3:13-22 Peter knew what it was to speak for his Lord. Much of what he learned in that arena, I surmise, came from living through the agony...
Focus On Me
Sixth Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 17:16-31 Acts 17:16-31 As I was walking through the reading above the thought came to me, “Study this passage. Spend some time on this...
Because of Who Said It
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 14:1-14 John 14:1-14 John chapter fourteen is known by Bible loving Christians as the chapter where Jesus lays out His absolute exclusivity as the One...
Mercy Mine
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Epistle, 1 Peter 2:2-10 1 Peter 2:2-10 One of the characteristics of Peter’s writing in my thinking is that he struggles to find the right words to describe our salvation. He’s...
Learned from the Best
Fifth Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 6;1-9, 7:2a, 51-60 Acts 6;1-9, 7:2a, 51-60 I love Stephen for several reasons. He is such an amazing model of humility. He is recognized for his fullness of faith and the Spirit. And he is more than willing to serve...
