Let me read our scripture for today (which sounds like it should be Palm Sunday already), then I’ll get into it (Mark 11:1-11, NLT)… As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If...
Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb...
Jesus absolutely loved the Sea of Galilee! Did you know that? It’s mentioned in the Gospels more than forty times! And Jesus gets in and out of boats nearly as many times… Then again, at other times, we’ll see Jesus walking on the lake shore. It’s not hard to imagine why this is. The Sea of Galilee is absolutely captivating… When I have a day off—in good weather—one of Jane’s and my favorite things to do is to take our lawn chairs, a picnic lunch, and some reading material …...
The greatest event in history had just occurred. The long-awaited Messiah had been born! For ages the Jews had waited for this day to come; but when it finally happened, the announcement didn’t come through ‘official channels.’ It didn’t come from the palace press corp. It didn’t come through the press secretary for the Sanhedrin—the religious elite of the day. The GOOD NEWS about Jesus’ birth came through some humble 3rd shift shepherds… The GOOD NEWS about Jesus is that he comes to all types of people with his message...
There is no greater witness for the Kingdom of God … than a life well-lived… But know this, as we begin today … the life that is well-lived, the life that is an incredible asset to the Kingdom of God, making an eternal difference … is not usually extraordinary! It is an ordinary life … committed to walk with God, to trust God, and to live in God’s ways… Way back on June 17, 1931, there was an ordinary boy born to a working-class family in Greensboro, North Carolina. His...
Let me begin, by way of introduction today, with two scriptures… First, John 17:3 (NLT) speaks to the reason why we need the Book of Hebrews. Listen to these words: “And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.” This describes for us why we need the message of Hebrews! Once again, folks, Hebrews is all about discovering who God is … through the gift God sent to us in his son, Jesus. The more...
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, that great Methodist preacher & missionary, once said, “I am inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear. Fear is not my native land; faith is. I am so made that worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil. I live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety. In anxiety and worry, my being is gasping for breath, these are not my native air. But in faith and confidence, I breathe freely, these are my native air....
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