God Remembers Our Prayers

It really shouldn’t surprise me how that God pays attentions to the details of our lives. Sometimes it’s incredibly overwhelming to think that the God who created the entire universe and everything in it is intimately concerned about even the really small things in my life. He knows the number of hairs on my head.Continue reading “God Remembers Our Prayers”

Don’t Drift From the Truth

Hebrews 2:1-4 (MSG) It’s crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard so that we don’t drift off. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation? First of all, it wasContinue reading “Don’t Drift From the Truth”

A Permanent High Priest

Hebrews 7:25-27 “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.  Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first forContinue reading “A Permanent High Priest”

Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday. This holiday marks the start of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem the week before His crucifixion. During a normal year, the church would celebrate by handing out palm leaves to all attendees of religious services today. In more traditional churches, there would have been parades, possibly involvingContinue reading “Palm Sunday”

I Am Sending You

Acts 26: 15-18 “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.  ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.  I will rescue you fromContinue reading “I Am Sending You”

The Power of Hearing

Romans 10:17 “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.” Paul has been talking about his desire for the nation of Israel to be saved. He says basically that Israel is zealous for God but that their zeal is not based on knowledge. They don’t know GodContinue reading “The Power of Hearing”

Where Is the Fruit?

Luke 13: 6-9: “Then he told this parable: A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I have been coming to look forContinue reading “Where Is the Fruit?”

A New Song

Psalm 98: 1-3 “Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of ourContinue reading “A New Song”