“The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ (the Messiah), the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way—a voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”’ And so…
“Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’” – John 13:7 It has been said quite often that God works in strange ways. Isaiah 55:8-9 state, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are…
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the…
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will…
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” – John 10:27-29…
“The blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies (cleanses) us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:7b The bible makes it so clear that we’re all sinners. We’re all cut from the same piece of cloth, and that piece of cloth is very dirty. Does this offend you? I hope not because it’s the truth. Even…
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved!” – Acts 4:12 In Acts 4, Peter and John have been brought before the Sanhedrin because they had been “teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead”…
“And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!” – Isaiah 9:6 One of my favorite worship songs, entitled Wonderful, Merciful Savior, was written and sung by a group known as Selah, a contemporary Christian vocal trio consisting of Todd Smith, Allan Hall and Amy Perry. The word Selah is used…
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 According to Webster, joy is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” It also defines joy as “a very glad feeling; happiness; delight.” I would argue, however, that Webster defines joy from a very worldly perspective. You see,…
“’How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and everyday have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes,…