John 4:1-30 4 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to...
“And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of the saints.” (Revelation 5:8) “And another angel came and stood at...
Oftentimes in life we find ourselves at a crossroads. We are faced with a decision. Sometimes these decisions are easy. Other times, they are not. When the choice we are leaning towards isn’t typical, defies conventional wisdom, it is all too easy to take the...
Solomon 1:4 : “Take me away with you – let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers.” I believe this scripture gives us a little glimpse of our relationship with God. One of the keys to a successful marriage is intimacy. The bedroom is...
Romans 12: 4-5 states, “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” Recently I was reading about an individual who...
John 19:25-27: “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold...
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This verse is one of my favorite scriptures in the...
John 13:23-25 23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. 25 Then, leaning back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?” I have...
Perhaps one of the most difficult stories in the Bible to comprehend is found in the book of Hosea. Allow me to set the stage for you. Hosea is a young prophet who receives some crazy instructions from God. In Hosea 1:2 God instructs Hosea...
I once heard my Pastor, Marcus Mecum preach a sermon about tears and I will share part of that here for this blog. . I am reminded of this sermon after serving our community today. This weekend our Nation weeps. Today our community weeps. Regardless...