The Eye of the Storm The true story line of the nation of Israel actually flows right from Judges into the book of 1 Samuel. Had we followed that continuous story line we may have found ourselves overwhelmed by the maelstrom of one blast of sinfulness to the next. If...
Starting new things is a great adventure. We love it when we buy a brand new car, start a brand new job, think of a new concept and watch it get off the ground, start a new church, or say "yes" to Jesus for the first time. During this initial phase of any project...
For eighty years you have lived in the shadows of one of the greatest leaders to have ever lived. You watched as God worked signs and wonders through His servant Moses. While everyone cowered in fear, Moses was courageous enough to stand before God and speak the truth...
The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus. It paints a portrait of a man who was born in poverty, but empowered by the Holy Spirit of God to proclaim a message of Good News and liberation for all who are oppressed, afflicted, and marginalized by evil systems. Some...
A Brief Introduction to MarkMark’s gospel has a very different feel than Matthew’s. In Mark, Jesus comes out of the gates running and never stops until the end. Jesus is either healing someone, giving a short lesson, having a confrontation with the Pharisees, or...
The book of Deuteronomy is Moses’ final sermon before he dies; his Swan song. As the scene fades up from black on the opening page of Deuteronomy we see a 120 year old Moses standing in front of the children of the freed slaves. It has been 40 years since the people...
In many ways the book of Numbers can be thought of as the second story in a classic epic trilogy. Here’s how the classic trilogy works. In episode 1 the good guys are the underdogs that are being oppressed by an evil regime. Through extraordinary acts of courage,...
The church in Colossae was one of the “grandchildren” churches that sprang out of Paul’s ministry in the hall of Tyrannus. Epaphras started the church after he had been instructed by Paul. While Paul was in prison, he received word that Epaphras’ church was being...
While Paul was under house arrest in Rome, he met a young runaway slave named Onesimus and led him to Christ. When Paul discovered that Onesimus was from the household of Philemon, a man that was a member of Paul’s church in Ephesus, he decided to call in a few favors...
If you have ever tried to read through the Bible in a year before, then you know that coming to Leviticus is like hitting “The Wall.” Many eager Christians have started on New Year’s resolutions determined to read through the entire Bible from cover to cover. Things...
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