Genesis 3:15 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Luke 24:44-47 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance…
John 10:22-30 Who Is Jesus? (Series) John 10:22-24 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Are you the Messiah? John 10:25-30 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in…
Ruth 4:1-22 Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series) The story began with three funerals but it ends with a wedding. The Bridegroom: Ruth 4:1-10 (7-8) 7 (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. (This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) 8 So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal. The law of the…
Sometimes the stress of family life, work, and ministry can cause us to feel like the walls are closing in. We don’t have to be experiencing extreme trauma to be discouraged. What do we do when problems seem overwhelming? How did the apostle Paul handle stress? 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to…
The New Testament is full of Jesus’ teachings, but who is Jesus? Is He the Messiah, man, prophet, or teacher? Is He the greatest conman of all time? Is He crazy but charismatic, or is He God? John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. If Jesus is God what does that mean…
Paul wrote to a group of Christians who had just gone through intense persecution, suffering, and pain. He shared these encouraging words. 2 Corinthians 7:11-13a 11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. 12 So even though I wrote to you, it was neither…
