Where do you live? But more than that, what place do you call “home”? Today that may be a murky question to answer. For we live in a mobile society. […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 14: God the Source and God the Receiver
November 29, 2015 by
Christian giving flows from God’s grace changing us by the Gospel. Flowing from Christ’s gifts to us, the Christian gives as he is able. This flows from grace, not guilt. […]
Deuteronomy 8:1-10: Thanksgiving
November 25, 2015 by
It’s tempting for Americans to read Deuteronomy 8 and think that it’s all about us. Moses writes about a good land, “a land with rivers and deep springs flowing forth […]
The Value of Patient Endurance
November 24, 2015 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for the December 2015-January 2016 edition of our congregational newsletter. Recently, we’ve had some discussion about singing Christmas hymns during Advent. Advent is from […]
Matthew 25:1-13: What Faith Does and How It Lives
November 22, 2015 by
Hear the Parable of the Ten Virgins. In that parable, Jesus tells us that the women are all “virgins.” That was His way of saying that they were still unmarried. […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 13: The Delegation Coming to Corinth
November 21, 2015 by
Unlike some of our translations, what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 (last week’s lesson) began and ended with God’s grace. Paul finished vs. 9 opened ended, moving from Jesus’ […]
Titus, Lesson 6: Paul’s Conclusion in His Letter to Pastor Titus
November 19, 2015 by
Having told Titus what he was to teach (“speak”) to various groups in the congregation at Crete, Paul now moves into what God’s salvation for us means for all Christians. […]
Matthew 9:18-26: Your faith has made you well
November 15, 2015 by
Look at what happens when Jesus speaks! Jesus spoke, and a sick woman then had the confidence to touch the hem of His garment. Jesus spoke, and a desperate father […]
2 Corinthians, Lesson 12: Overflowing Grace from God Channeled by God’s People
November 15, 2015 by
Having expressed the joy that the Corinthian Christians were able to give to Paul through Titus, Paul now tells the Corinthians what God has been doing in the churches of […]
Titus, Lesson 5: What Now? The Implications of God’s Salvation for the Christian
November 15, 2015 by
Having told Titus what he was to teach (“speak”) to various groups in the congregation in Crete, Paul now moves into what God’s salvation means, not for some, but for […]
