Before the time of Jesus, God limited His gifts of speaking to prophets, judges, the 70 elders of Israel, and two other men in Moses’ day (Numbers 11:24-29). Oh, well […]
Luke 3:15-22: Baptized for You to Fulfill All Righteousness
January 10, 2016 by
When Jesus came the Jordan River for John to baptize Him, the entire Old Covenant came face to face with its Fulfillment. Every saving act of God, from Noah’s flood […]
Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12: What’s Revealed in the Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
January 3, 2016 by
They came bringing gifts—but found the better One. They left the blindness of deepest darkness, coming to the pure Light, finding the source of eternal Gladness. They came to the […]
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Galatians 4:1-7: The Now of God’s Timing
January 2, 2016 by
What is time? The dictionary says it is the interval, or period, between two events. It can also be a continued progression when something happens. And we measure that interval […]
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
December 30, 2015 by
It’s only been a few days since we celebrated Jesus’ birth. But already, we’ve leaped forward 40 days to Jesus’ presentation at the Temple. And Jesus, as a 40-day-old infant, […]
John 1:1-14: The Word became Flesh
December 25, 2015 by
We heard many words in our Christmas Gospel, telling us of Jesus. He is the Word. He is God and Creator, even Life and the Light of all people, shining […]
Jesus, our Brother, has Come into the Flesh
December 24, 2015 by
Now in those days, it came to pass that a decree went out from the Prince of Darkness, the Prince of this World, that all the world should be taxed. […]
Micah 5:2-5: The Fruitful House of Bread
December 20, 2015 by
Today, we heard Micah prophesy of God coming to His people. “As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, although you are small among the clans of Judah, from you, one will […]
2 Samuel 7:1-17, Isaiah 11:1-10: God Prunes His Family Tree
December 20, 2015 by
In our first midweek Advent service, we heard how God planted the Seed of His Savior to defeat sin, death, and the devil. He would do this through His Promised […]
Zephaniah 3:14-12: Because of Christ’s day, He makes all our days His
December 20, 2015 by
When we look at how life is going, we often see it as a series of good days and bad days. For our lives are full of both. And when […]
