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“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,and we have come to worship him.”  King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposedContinue reading “Who Doesn’t Come to Christmas?”

When the Son of Man comes, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?                                     Luke 18:8 NLT I confess that I have always been troubled by the parable that precedes the verse printed above. It suggests that God will not do what we want him to do (or perhaps even what heContinue reading “Persistent Belief”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me”                                                                                                                                 Matthew 16:24-25                                                                               We have talked about spectator followers, those who simply followed Jesus around to see what he might do next, and consumer followers,Continue reading “Follow Me 3”

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.” “What is your request?” he asked. They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your rightContinue reading “Follow Me 2”

One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers — Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew — throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish forContinue reading “Follow Me 1”

In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the sonContinue reading “What Lasts”

As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:37 NIVOne of the great dangers of our society is that it can very easily make us feel thatContinue reading “Victims”

I have revealed and saved and proclaimed– I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.                                                 Isaiah 43:12 NIV In Acts 1:8 Jesus tells us, “You will be my witnesses.” But what does he mean? Sometimes we think that to be a witness isContinue reading “You Are My Witnesses”

I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.”   Psalm 40:8 NLT Does God have a particular will for your life and mine? Does God really have a vocation for you? Has He already chosen the right person for you to marry? Does He have a planContinue reading “Thy Will Be Done 2”

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do manyContinue reading “Thy Will Be Done”