Read through Leviticus, and you notice something. Blood. Lots and lots of blood. But you will also notice something else. To make atonement for your sins, the priests would make the offering, but you had to kill the animal. “If you offer a lamb, you are to present it before the Lord, lay your hand... Continue Reading →
What Do You Put Your Trust In?
Throughout history, people have put their trust in what they can do, what they can provide, or in those around them. Having faith in our deeds and our riches is high on the list, but some have put their trust in governments, or in others. This has been seen throughout the ages... “Woe to those... Continue Reading →
“Mamba Mentality,” Christian Style…
For Boston Celtics fans, there has been a lot of talk about the state of the current players as they lost the first three games of the Easter Conference Finals to what most consider a team with inferior talent. One of the stars for the Celtics has spoken about having a “Mamba Mentality.” This refers... Continue Reading →
Abundantly Blessed…
Here in America, we seem to have a skewed view of abundance and blessing. We seem to desire abundance and blessing in money and stuff. Even in the church, leadership is often looking at the big three (buildings, bodies, and bucks) to see if blessing is present. And there are those who are told that... Continue Reading →
In All Things Love
If you have kids, or have been connected with a school in any way, you probably know what a recorder is. In an exercise to teach parents the need for the fruits of the Spirit, schools have kids learn how to “play” the recorder, typically somewhere between the 2nd and 4th grade. I am sure... Continue Reading →
Ongoing Work of the Holy Spirit
In America, we enjoy many freedoms, but some of the things we have as freedoms aren’t the same everywhere in the world. The freedoms we have here are freedoms that were bought by the blood of many who sacrificed their lives for them. It can be a problem, though, when we try to utilize the... Continue Reading →
Unity of Believers
I don’t know how many of you have seen the movie Woodlawn. It is a Christian football movie based on the forced breakdown of segregation in Birmingham Alabama in 1973. This high school football team was forced together but ended up uniting in Christ, then came together and had an amazing year. It showed what... Continue Reading →
The Eternal State
So we started this series with the authority of Scripture, and then looked at the Trinity - One God eternally existent in three persons, which is deep even for people who are theologians (or people who study God. We have looked at Jesus’ divinity and humanity, and the last blog focused on the sinfulness of... Continue Reading →
Regeneration for Salvation
One of the things that I love about video games is when your character, your avatar, has lots of lives. When you die, you just need to wait for your character to regenerate. Regeneration is new life. Spiritually, our walk with Christ requires that we be regenerated (or born again). But before we go there,... Continue Reading →
Jesus, Fully Man and Fully God
Last week we looked at the doctrine of the Trinity, the Three in One. One God, eternally existent in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This week, we want to look a little deeper into the second person in the Trinity, Jesus Christ. The person of Christ had two natures. Jesus is in form... Continue Reading →
Along the Multicolored Road 