Message/Application:  Jesus predicted the destruction of the physical temple which also seemed to foreshadow and parallel the spiritual destruction of a religious system before his prophesied return. He warned of all kinds of physical and spiritual decline in the world... Continue reading →

Message:  The processes we are required to walk through are designed by God but enforced by authority figures and circumstances in our lives. They don’t make sense to us but they teach us valuable things we need to learn so... Continue reading →

Message:  Who is ruling over me? In Luke 19 Jesus went into a parable that sounds strikingly similar to the parable of the 10 talents in Matthew. In this parable Jesus spoke about a nobleman who traveled to a far... Continue reading →

Message: God knows about the things pursuing after us in life and is often the one setting them up. Israel was frightened when they realized the Egyptians were hot on their tail pursuing them to take them back to slavery... Continue reading →

Message:  Be ready! Live a life of surrender, don’t fall in love with this life and anticipate the coming of the Lord. Command:  Be ready and don’t look back. Promise: The day of the Lord is coming. Warning: Not everyone... Continue reading →

Message: In Luke 14 Jesus was talking to the large crowds that were travelling with him and by chapter 15 the sinners and tax collectors were approaching to hear him as he spoke about finding the lost sheep, the lost... Continue reading →

Message:  If we are not passionate about finding the lost there is probably something deeper going on inside of us. Command:  Go and find the lost! Search for them with priority and urgency! Promise: God celebrates every time a lost... Continue reading →

Message:  Count the cost to choosing salvation. It’s not something you add to your life. It will require complete surrender and cost everything! This passage compares it to building something. If you decide to build something before calculating what it... Continue reading →

Message:  The laws of God exist whether we acknowledge them or not. If we follow them, we will reap the blessings of them. If we consider ourselves to be wise and try to follow our own instincts we will inevitably... Continue reading →

Message:  Our priorities are backwards because we are wasting our time trying to please people by superficially showing them what they want to see. God sees everything and is only concerned about the condition of our hearts. Not the appearance... Continue reading →

Message:  Eyesight is important in order to see clearly, but we also need proper lighting to see where we are going. If the room is dark, we aren’t able to navigate our way around as well, and we are likely... Continue reading →

Message:  Jesus sent out seventy disciples and when they returned they were excited over the power and authority that had been given to them through the name of Jesus. Jesus cautioned them not to focus on this and he referenced... Continue reading →

Message:  “If anyone wants to follow me he must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me.” Command: Deny myself and take up my cross daily. Promise: When I deny myself and take up my cross daily, I... Continue reading →

Message:  In Exodus 3, Moses encountered God in the burning bush. Something that caught my attention was that God didn’t just plop that burning bush right in front of Moses. The bush was near Moses but caught his attention because... Continue reading →

Message:  No matter how trained or educated we are in a particular topic there is a blessing in the humility of laying all that we know aside in obedience so that God can move. Peter was a fisherman. He and... Continue reading →

Message:  When Jacob died and Joseph and his brothers went home, fear came over them. They assumed that Joseph had only been good to them for the sake of their father. Now that he was dead they feared that Joseph... Continue reading →

Message:  After Jesus was baptized the Holy Spirit descended upon him and verse 1 of chapter 4 says that he was full of the Holy Spirit and he went to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. I noticed... Continue reading →

Message:  This chapter was all about repentance without excuse. John the Baptist was preaching a message of preparation for the coming Messiah. He told them that they couldn’t use Abraham as their father to excuse their sin and stressed the... Continue reading →

Message:  Jesus was born in the least dignified place and hidden from those who would have been considered important. His birth was revealed and announced to those who were least worthy. Even though there were generations of prophesies about the... Continue reading →

Message:  In Luke 1 Elizabeth & Zechariah receive their gift of conception just before Mary received her gift of conception. Zechariah asked “how will I know” and Mary asked “How will it happen”. Because of this, Zechariah was silenced for... Continue reading →