Open House (of Worship)

SCRIPTURE: Jer. 50-51; 3 John 3 John 1:5-8 Dear friend, when you extend hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible. They’ve made a full report back to the church here, a message about your love....

Corrective Lenses

SCRIPTURE: Ezra 2-3; Luke 8 Luke 8:16-18 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way. We’re not keeping secrets; we’re telling...

Don’t Worry; Be Present

SCRIPTURE: Jer. 33-34; Ps. 74; 1 John 5 1 John 5:12-15 My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God’s Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. And how bold and free we then...

Stepping Forward

SCRIPTURE: Jer. 26,35-36; John 20 Jeremiah 26:24  But in Jeremiah’s case, Ahikam son of Shaphan stepped forward and took his side, preventing the mob from lynching him. OBSERVATIONS: Sometimes, preaching can get you killed. Allies become necessary, even if they...

Looking without Seeing

SCRIPTURE: Jer. 10-12; John 14 John 14:23-24 “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me...

Restoration

SCRIPTURE: Nah. 1-3; John 5 Nahum 2:2 God has restored the Pride of Jacob,    the Pride of Israel. Israel’s lived through hard times.    He’s been to hell and back. John 5:25-27 “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean...