Orthodoxy

SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 4-5; Ps. 139; Matt. 16 Haven’t you realized yet that bread isn’t the problem? The problem is yeast, Pharisee-Sadducee yeast.” Then they got it: that he wasn’t concerned about eating, but teaching—the Pharisee-Sadducee kind of teaching. Matthew...

Inside Out

SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 3; 1 Chr. 12; Matt. 15 Jesus replied, “You, too? Are you being willfully stupid? Don’t you know that anything that is swallowed works its way through the intestines and is finally defecated? But what comes out of the mouth gets its start in the...

Still My Warring Spirit

SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 2; 1 Chr. 11; Ps. 142; Matt. 14 Abner called out to Joab, “Are we going to keep killing each other till doomsday? Don’t you know that nothing but bitterness will come from this? How long before you call off your men from chasing their brothers?” 2...

Dead Asleep and Gossiping

SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 25-26; Psalm 63; Matthew 9 David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul’s head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had...

Everybody, a Select Few, & Only Me

SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 24; Psalm 57, 58; 1 Chronicles 8; Matthew 8 Another follower said, “Master, excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have my father’s funeral to take care of.”Jesus refused. “First things first. Your business is life, not death. Follow me. Pursue...

Commitment

SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 23; Psalm 31, 54; Matthew 7 Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. You hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord. I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love, because you have...