The nails pierce, thorns stab, and blood feeds the ground. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin, its poison, is the Law. For what God commands […]
Maundy Thursday: John 6:47-56: I Am the Bread of Life
May 2, 2019 by
The first Passover, such a horrific and gruesome sight, unlike any in Egypt, whether before or after. At twilight, an enslaved people slaughter thousands of lambs, eat of their flesh, […]
John 14:1-7: I Am the Way, Truth, and Life
May 2, 2019 by
The atmosphere is solemn and sober. A Teacher’s words trouble and grieve His students (John 14:1, 27; 16:6, 20-22). The air thickens with uncertainty and foreboding, as tensions rise. By […]
John 10:7-10: I Am the Door
May 2, 2019 by
The Pharisees seethe in anger. On a Sabbath, Jesus heals a man, who suffered the misfortune of being born blind. To them, He is an unstoppable juggernaut, acting like He […]
John 8:12-16: I Am the Light of the World
May 2, 2019 by
Intro In John 7-9, Jesus is celebrating the annual Festival of Tabernacles. For eight days each year, the Jews traveled to Jerusalem for this ritual, living in temporary shelters to […]
1 Peter: Lesson 4: It’s All About Jesus
May 2, 2019 by
Intro Last week, we saw Peter focus on “the futile ways inherited from [the ethnic Jewish Christians’] forefathers”—their Jewish work-righteous thinking. So, we found Peter establish a pattern. First, he […]
1 Peter, Lesson 3: Our Life with God: Is It Up to Us or God?
March 27, 2019 by
Intro In 1 Peter 1:3-12, Peter is preparing his recipients for what is to follow, to be well-disposed and ready to receive his instruction. Peter does this by expounding on […]
Matthew 15:22-28: Being a Blessed Dog
March 27, 2019 by
To the Northern coast, Christ goes, traveling into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Far from home, He is walking on Canaanite soil with His disciples. Many centuries earlier, God […]
Genesis 3:1-21: The Dark Poetry of the Fall
March 27, 2019 by
The story of our plummet into sin is simple enough but also full of intricacies. These verses in Scripture are both complex and nuanced. Every word in the first three […]
John 15:1-8: I Am the Vine
March 27, 2019 by
Apart from me, you can do nothing, Jesus decrees, scorching every elegance of language away (John 15:5). Attend to His words, for He doesn’t say someone is disabled but bereft […]
