Rob Lynn Have We Become Immune to Shock? But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him! Matthew 25:5,6 Humans have proven to be very adaptable
Peter Howard Noah (The People of Faith of Hebrews 11) “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 The whole world at the time of Noah had given itself over to evil behavior. People of immense intellect,
Rob Hill Ask the Blind Man – He Saw it All So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” Mark
Peter Howard The Last Twenty Four Hours With Jesus And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 8): By Faith Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the forerunner to everything. If we read the Bible in order to obtain faith, we
Youth Service – Young Characters of Old This week we had a special service presented to us by our youth group. Lourich de Klerk, Anita Carvill and Joshua Kingston have chosen the theme of “Young Characters of Old – A
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 7): The Blood Makes the Difference Peter continues his exploration of the book of Hebrews and opens for us a universe where the ultimate and final solution for the problem of sin has been accomplished. No
Richard de Klerk The Sinless Sinner But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 6): A More Excellent Ministry And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 Today. We can’t change the past and we can’t predict the future, but
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 5): The Power of the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) All the promises given to Abraham, and repeated to Moses and
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 4): The Glorious Rest Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb 4:16) Life is hard work. We all
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 3): Christ, the Greatest – He is the Bridge Across the Great Divide Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 2): The Cornerstone Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 1): And God Spoke See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks
Charissa Torossian Teach Us To Pray “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name…” (Mat 6:9) During her talk, Charissa explores the model of prayer given to us by Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer. Each element of
Sophie Morris Not Just Empty Lives I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Does life have meaning? Is there a point to us being
Rob Lynn Unless the Seed Dies Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:3. He who believes in Christ becomes one with Christ, to show forth
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; … who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord
Keith Jackson Peace and Joy Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 Grapes
Harold Hardy Knowing God’s Love And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3 God knows everything about us, but how well do we know God? We may
Wendy Kent Pebbles, Pearls, and Polished Stones Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45, 46
Rob Hill Getting Used to the Dark Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 There is a common
Glen Hughes The Privilege of Agency And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of
Eric Greenwell The Search for Joy At the end of the 6th Century BC the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the magnificent temple of Solomon, taking the inhabitants captive. More than fifty years later, Babylonian itself had been conquered by Persian
Carel Neuhoff Deliverance But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes[ we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 Despite being slaves of the Egyptians, God was preparing His people for