“It came upon a midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: ‘Peace on the earth, goodwill to all, […]
Wisdom 18:14-15, Luke 2:1-20: The Word of God Descended from Heaven’s Royal Throne
December 24, 2014 by
Viola Steward’s Funeral Sermon
December 21, 2014 by
Isaiah 26:14, 1 Corinthians 15:51-17, and John 14:3 Today, while we mourn the loss of Viola, that’s not the only reason we are here. Although we want to celebrate […]
John 1:19-28: Not the Messiah We are Expecting
December 21, 2014 by
Many folks like to talk about themselves, whether they will admit it or not. Such talk can even be a sign of our fallen nature having its way in our […]
1 Corinthians: Lesson 2: 1:10-31: God’s Contrarian Ways
December 20, 2014 by
Last week, we learned how Paul and Sosthenes (Silas) organized 1 Corinthians, using many elements of Greek rhetoric in that letter. They also wrote an extended greeting, in which they […]
Micah 5:2-5a, Revelation 12:1-5a: The Bread of Life gives you His life in His Church, His House of Bread
December 18, 2014 by
Great is the mystery, worthy of all telling. The Word became Flesh and tabernacled among us. Who would have known it? Who would have done it that way? A virgin […]
1 Corinthians 4:1: Stewards of the Mysteries of God
December 14, 2014 by
When Jesus started His New-Covenant Church, fulfilling what came before, He didn’t hand out copies of the Bible and tell people to read it. Neither did He command His Apostles […]
1 Corinthians, Lesson 1: Introduction
December 14, 2014 by
Author and Date 1 Corinthians identifies its writers as the Apostle Paul and Pastor Sosthenes, whose Hebrew name was Silas (1:1). Sosthenes would later become the Bishop of Caesarea. […]
Your Future Reality Invades Your Darkness
December 10, 2014 by
Malachi 3:1-4, Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 3:1-6 The name Malachi means “my messenger.” And it’s a fitting name, since that prophet so powerfully spoke about God’s coming messenger. That messenger would […]
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Luke 15:1-7: Joan Botthof’s Funeral Sermon
December 6, 2014 by
Jesus told a parable to those who thought they had sealed the deal with God. They didn’t need to repent–they were God’s people. So Jesus told them a parable, a […]
Jesus Prophesied in the Old Testament
December 6, 2014 by
This lesson came into being from a question asking to see where Jesus was foretold in the Old Testament, but also where we find its fulfillment mentioned in the New. […]
