With Us In Mind
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 17:20-26 John 17:20-26 The seventeenth chapter of John’s gospel has long been tagged as Christ’s “High Priestly Prayer.” It is a wide open view into the...
Light
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Epistle, Revelation 22:1-6 Revelation 22:1-6 I’m intrigued by the Book of Revelation. Of course, I’m not the only one. Millions of people, both Christian and...
What's Next?
Seventh Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 1:12-26 Acts 1:12-26 Jesus has ascended into heaven. The Mount of Olives most likely still bears the footprints of the Savior prior to His departure. And the eleven return to the great...
A Savior Who Saves
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 16:23-33 John 16:23-33 Just this afternoon while teaching a Bible class at a nearby retirement facility, I asked the question...
Always Coming Down
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Epistle, Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 This is a magnificent text. It highlights for us the place where God’s Christians will spend eternity with their God in their midst. In the text...
God Shall Bless Us
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Psalm, Psalm 67 Psalm 67 Psalm 67 comes our way in the responsive readings for the week. And there are a couple ways that I see this connecting...
Promises to Good Friends
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 16:12-22 John 16:12-22 Wonderful teaching may be found from John 14-16 on several topics. But it is not only teaching in the classroom sense of the word. It is quite...
Praise Him
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Psalm, Psalm 148 Psalm 148 We continue our focus on the gospel being for everyone. But in this installment, the meditation moves to our response. “Praise the LORD from the...
They Glorified God
Fifth Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 11:1-18 Acts 11:1-18 The days before us are truly “without borders.” What I mean in that figure is that we live in a society that has truly cast away all moral...
Two Words
Fourth Sunday in Easter: Gospel, John 10:22-30 John 10:22-30 The gospel this week is about normal to length as far as most gospel readings go. And as many feature conversations between Jesus and...
