Dying on the cross, Jesus cries out, “I thirst!” Next to His other cross-borne words, “I thirst” seems insignificant, unremarkable. Unlike His other statements, which rang out with the weightiness […]
Suffering Through the Lenses of Job, Lesson 5: Elihu
March 9, 2016 by
Intro Throughout his suffering, Job’s understanding his Redeemer gave him hope. Job knew that his suffering here did not define him. He knew that in His flesh he would see […]
Isaiah 12:1-6: Worshiping the Lord in Spirit and Truth
March 9, 2016 by
How should Christians worship? Many are the wounds over this issue within our lifetimes. Long before that, however, even 700 years before Christ, the prophet Isaiah points us in the […]
Our Lord’s Final Words From the Cross: Matthew 27:45-59: Abandoned and Forsaken
March 2, 2016 by
Jesus now speaks His word from the cross, not to Mary, not to John, but to God the Father. He cries out in abandonment in the God-forsakenness of our sin. […]
Luke 13:1-9: Repent or you, too, will perish
February 28, 2016 by
How should you respond to tragedy or disaster? I ask you to consider this, not as an American citizen, but as a Christian. How should you react—as a Christian—to suffering, […]
Our Lord’s Final Words from the Cross: John 19:25-27: Sons and Mother
February 24, 2016 by
Perhaps, you’ve been there. Few events stamp themselves into your memory with such force. To be present when a loved one dies is a powerful experience. When grief grabs you […]
Deuteronomy 26:1-11: Remember!
February 23, 2016 by
Church was cancelled because of weather on February 14. Not wanting to skip the first Sunday in Lent, we observed that Sunday on Feb 21. However, our pastor was away, […]
Our Lord’s Final Words from the Cross: Thirst
February 17, 2016 by
The first one home is a thief. For Jesus told him, “I assure you: Today, you will be with me in paradise.” Jesus spoke those words—not to a devout man, […]
Suffering Through the Lenses of Job, Lesson 4: Job’s Redeemer—and Ours!
February 13, 2016 by
Intro and Recap Last week, we explored what God works through the suffering we experience, realizing that at suffering’s deepest root is sin. Nonetheless, God will work what we suffer […]
Suffering Through the Lenses of Job, Lesson 3: Counsel from Job’s Friends
February 13, 2016 by
Intro We now explore the counsel of three friends of Job. As a backdrop, realizing that Job comes to us in to form of poetry, and also as a story, […]
