Raise The Bar
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus doesn’t lower the bar when it comes to the law, he raises it. By making it clear that...
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#Blessed
Jesus challenges conventional thinking, in his time and ours, about what it means to be “blessed.” In the Beatitudes, Jesus shows us the marks of an extraordinary life of faith. The...
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In To Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
Jesus’ last words, like his first words, on the cross, were a prayer. William Barclay suggests that this prayer could very well be a prayer...
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Derided and scorned by passers-by and religious leaders alike, these last words of Jesus are the only ones recorded by Matthew and Mark. Jesus knows...
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Woman Behold Your Son
Jesus models abiding in the 5th commandment here. He is caring for his mother who loves him as much as a mother can love a...
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Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise
“For the Son of Man came to seek out and save the lost. (Luke 19:10).” Jesus’ love for us drove him to the cross. I...
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Father Forgive Them
Sin is deadly. Grace is not cheap. Jesus is both God’s message and God’s messenger. On the cross, all the sin in the world was...
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The Story of Separation
Humanity was created to know, love, and reflect God yet we rebelled against the Creator by rejecting God’s sovereignty in exchange for our own self-rule....
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Loving God
This is the first decision. Who you love (worship) determines who you will become. The answer to this one question answers all of the other questions of life.
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The Story of Creation
All-powerful, God merely spoke the Universe into existence. Every snow-capped Alpine peak and island paradise, every jungle cat, leviathan of the sea, and mosquito in...
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Dealing With Loneliness
Time Magazine recently called loneliness the next great health epidemic on par with obesity and substance abuse. David tells us that we can live with the security of belonging, knowing that we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. God will hold you and help you, Jesus wants to carry you and care for you, so come home! Find biblical community in a group and/or on mission.
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