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...
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...
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...
Amos 8:9-10 9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God, “That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight; 10 I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth...
This morning I spent some time reading Numbers 32 and I believe God placed a new thought in my heart concerning these scriptures. The timing of this text is shortly before the Children of Israel were to enter the promise land. The people had waited...
