As we get closer to Resurrection Sunday, lets reflect on what Jesus said was the authentic mark of a Christian. We find it in John 13:34-35. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my... Continue Reading →

As we continue along with our Holy Week worship, one of the ways that the religious leaders tried to trip Jesus up was with regards to support of government, and support of church. Trying to trap Jesus, they asked Him about paying taxes to Caesar. As was mentioned in the Palm Sunday message, the people... Continue Reading →

This week we are looking at devotions to prepare our hearts and minds for Resurrection Sunday, and as we looked at God’s great love for all (including the lost) yesterday, today we want to do more self-reflection. After Jesus entered Jerusalem, and wept for the lost, He proceeded to go into the temple courts to... Continue Reading →

Heading into Jerusalem, after His triumphal Entry, Jesus saw Jerusalem from a distance, and His response was broken-heartedness (Luke 19).  He saw the destruction to come (even that which was approximately 40 years away), and it brought Him to tears.   His people, His children, would be brought to destruction.  Yet it wasn’t those who... Continue Reading →

In Leviticus 20-22, we see the call to holiness “You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy” Lev. 20:26 CSB Yet the reality is that we cannot be holy on our own. This is clear through the first four books of the Bible, and especially seen in Leviticus. Ministry was... Continue Reading →

As we begin to get into the book of Leviticus, there are many who wish they could avoid it altogether (along with Numbers). Yet there is a lot for us to learn from these important books... Probably the greatest thing that we learn from the book of Leviticus is the consequences of sin. I have... Continue Reading →

How often do we look at moments like in Exodus 40, where we read about the awesome presence of the Lord coming to His sanctuary and His people, and long for this to be seen in our lives? Being in the presence of the Lord is such a blessing, and something we should strive for.... Continue Reading →

In Exodus 33, the Lord says to Moses that He will not be going with the people, as He was angry with them for turning to idols while Moses was on the mountaintop. The people’s response is mourning. This should also be our response when we distance ourselves from the Lord and realize that He... Continue Reading →

The story of the Good Samaritan seemed so radical when it was given, but the reality is that it was Jesus’ teaching right out of the OT. In the parable, the priest and the Levite both saw the man and walked by, leaving their brother to die. For them, there would have been a concern... Continue Reading →

Isn’t it interesting that when we read the beginning of Exodus, we see that one of the people God used in a mighty way didn’t want to be used...  If Moses had his way, we never would have heard of him! Much of Exodus 4-6 is spent with Moses trying to explain to God why... Continue Reading →