John: Lesson 4: Jesus’ Early Ministry: John the Baptizer and the Samaritan Woman (John 3:22-4:26)

Recap and Intro We now explore the fourth sequential section, revealing Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Old Covenant. Jesus provided new wine, implying He surpasses the best Judaism can […]

Unnoticed Connections in Scripture: Lesson 2: Water

The Flood Last week, we looked into creation, God first creating from nothing and then using what He made to finish His creating work.  The pattern continues with God using […]

Psalm 23:1: The Lord is My Shepherd

Most of us understand little about the ways of shepherding and sheep.  The few places where sheep wander in the fields are like an alien world to the rest of […]

John: Lesson 3: Jesus’ Early Ministry: The Temple and Nicodemus (John 2:13-3:21)

Jesus Cleanses the Temple (John 2:13-25)   Excursus: One or Two Temple Cleansings? Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell of Jesus cleansing the Temple: Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:15-17, and Luke […]

Unnoticed Connections in Scripture: Lesson 1: Creation

God’s First and Later Creational Acts Genesis 1:1 begins with bereshit bara, with a word order that doesn’t match the way we think in English: “beginning create.”  Bereshit always means […]

Luke 24:36-49: Clarity in Christ, not Confusion

The risen Jesus appears again, breaking into His disciples’ lives, this time as they mull over recent events.  An astounded Peter witnessed an alive Jesus, no longer held by death.  […]

John: Lesson 2: A Week of Witness: John 1:19-2:12

Day 1: John the Baptizer’s Witness Read John 1:19-23 John quoted Isaiah 40:3, revealing he was “making straight the way of the Lord.” What does John understand his role to […]

Unnoticed Connections in Scripture

On Thursday, April 19, at 2:00 PM, we will begin our new midweek Bible study.  The theme for these lessons will be “Unnoticed Connections in Scripture.”  These series of lessons […]

The Subversive Message of Easter

This is our pastor’s newsletter article for the April edition of our newsletter.   Unlike Christmas, when did Easter stress you out like crazy?  Though eggs, a bunny, and pastel […]

John 20:19-31: Forgiving and Retaining

What is the Word of God?  Like the Trinity, consisting of Father, Son, and Spirit, the Word is three, yet also one.  Though not an exact comparison, the Word first […]