1 Chronicles 22:14 (ESV) — 14 With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents (1 talent=75 lbs) of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided… 2 Chronicles 3:7 (ESV) — …
Mark 5:35-36 (ESV) — 35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Have you ever felt like your circumstances …
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. Luke 16:19
I am saddened by the events we are witnessing and the intense pain of injustice that some of my close friends have experienced as a result of racism. I will never be able to fully understand the pain some of my friends have experienced, but Jesus does. He was a man of sorrows acquainted with …
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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 We are the only creatures on earth with a self-aware concept of time; why else would we waste time digging up ruins and hunting for fossils? I remember my first mission trip to Belize in 1981 where I learned that some cultures have …
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6 This morning (Wednesday at 8am), I met with 9 teenage young men who are committed to pray for …
When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built. (1 Kings 6:7) As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and …
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God….Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:1, 8 The weary-word of the day is Zoom! 1. …
“Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” “ One of my favorite accounts in the Bible is Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. The whole story captures my imagination! The …
LinkedIn, Resumes, and Redemption [see vs 9&10] And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Cor 6:11 If you have ever written or read resumes you know there is a fine …
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. Romans 6:12–13 He …
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for …
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14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so …
My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Song of Solomon 2:10-12 Yesterday, …
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to …
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:31-32 Every now and then, just to needle their little sister, our older 3 kids …
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Surely, you have seen a my-child-is-awesome bumper sticker…“My Child was Born on the Honor Roll!” or “My Homeschooler can Outspell Your Publik Skool Kid”, etc.! Have you ever seen one that says, …
This past week our mission team from Hope Rock Church was able to worship with beautiful people in Roatan, Honduras. They packed their unairconditioned room and sang with passion, conviction, and joy. As they worshipped, the Lord inhabited their praises as the sound traveled out the open windows on the sea breeze to the ears …
Have you ever felt inadequate for a God-sized task? When we consider the great task of leading the lost to Jesus it makes us feel feeble. We wonder if God could ever use us to lead someone to Christ. “What if I can’t answer all their questions?” “I’m no preacher.” That was Moses! In the …
Boasting in our weakness,2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV)30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.If there ever was a statement that seemed counterintuitive this is it. Normally we boast of our strengths, the things that we are good at doing. Yet Paul says it’s better to boast about our …
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