Pentecost, where we celebrate the giving of the Law through the Spirit and not the letter. We are in or near Pentecost Sunday (depending on the year you use this reading schedule). Pentecost is the day Israel celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments through Moses...
Last Tuesday, I was surprised by God. I went into our staff meeting last Tuesday expecting the normal and was surprised by many friends and colleagues as they sang, “Happy Birthday to you.” I was totally surprised! It wasn’t a party because Brian Rogers had said I...
All Scripture is given by the inspiration of God. As we read the scriptures given this week, we can expect that they will profit us for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, so that we—as matured sons and daughters of God—may be...
Hope that keeps us coming Enoch pleased God. His faith pleased God; His faith kept him coming to God. Enoch walked with God and one day the Lord took him to heaven. Enoch had a testimony that he pleased God. Faith is the testimony, and it carries two recognizable...
When we read our Bible aloud, faith comes from hearing the word of God. When we accept God’s word as truth and read it with the expectancy of meeting Jesus in it, we are ready to hear the word near us, in our mouths and our hearts. “But what does it say? ‘The word is...
