Message: In Luke 21 Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple. When his disciples asked what kind of signs there would be he begins to describe the events of the end times. I hear people constantly talking about the end... Continue reading →

Message: In Luke 20 the leading priests were questioning the authority of Jesus. They were convicted by the things he said, but they didn’t want to change, so instead they tried to discredit the authority of Jesus. Command: Allow truth... Continue reading →

Message: In Luke 18 we read about the rich young ruler. Most of us are very familiar with this story. Even if you haven’t read it for yourself, you’ve probably heard it preached. I have always laughed at the part... Continue reading →

Don’t Ignore the Warnings Message: Continuing in Exodus 11 I was anticipating the deliverance of Israel. Right from the start of chapter 3 it says that God told Moses he would strike Egypt with one final blow that would cause... Continue reading →

The Promises of God Are Non-Negotiable Message: Continuing on in Exodus Moses & Aaron speak the Lord’s words to Pharaoh saying “How long will you refuse to submit to me?” The same pattern continues with plagues happening and Pharaoh pretending... Continue reading →

Message: Continuing in Exodus I was thinking about all of the plagues that had happened and were continuing to happen, and how Pharaoh was responding to them all. He didn’t seem to be surprised by them. Just mildly irritated. To... Continue reading →

Message: Reading through Exodus I can’t help but find myself torn between being mind blown over the stubbornness of Pharaoh and also conflicted knowing God was hardening his heart. For years I wondered how different things might have been if... Continue reading →

Message: In Exodus 7 we are anticipating the rescue of Israel. Moses and Aaron confronted Pharaoh and it didn’t go so well. Now things are even worse than they were to begin with and the people are mad at them.... Continue reading →

Message: Jesus covers a lot of things in Luke 12, but in verse 35 he starts talking about the importance of being ready and ‘dressed for service”. Making sure we have what we need, being mentally ready and aware, and... Continue reading →

D Message: Reading Exodus 5 felt like such a familiar parallel to times in my life. When the tribe leaders of Israel met with Moses and Aaron they were promised freedom. They had been crying out to God a long... Continue reading →

Message: Reading Exodus 4 was very familiar until I realized that when it was time for Moses to go to Egypt he actually took his wife and son with him and God used his son to show him the severity... Continue reading →

Message: Reading through Luke 9 what stood out to me today was starting in verse 59 when he was calling people to follow him and each one said they wanted to, but they all had something they wanted to do... Continue reading →

Message: We read yesterday that because of the king’s fear of the Hebrew people multiplying he had commanded the midwives to kill all of the Hebrew baby boys. They feared God more than the king so they didn’t do this,... Continue reading →

Message: In Exodus 1 Joseph and all of his brothers had died and there was a new king that didn’t know anything about Joseph. I thought it was interesting that he didn’t know the history of the land and wasn’t... Continue reading →

Message: In Luke 6 I wasreading about all of the miracles Jesus was doing under the constant watch of the religious. They were waiting for just one little thing he would do to go against the law. Even if it... Continue reading →

Message: In Luke 5 Peter is minding his own business cleaning his nets after a long night of work with nothing to show for it. Jesus first asked him permission to sit in his empty boat to teach the people.... Continue reading →

Message: Reading through Luke 4 I noticed that everywhere Jesus went people were trying to figure out who he was and whether he was legit or not. He was not recognized as the Messiah by most people even though they... Continue reading →

Message: Salvation is more than just a prayer that we pray to make it to the heaven list. It means to repent and surrender our lives over. In this case they were feeling safe because they were Jews. Christians often... Continue reading →

Ponder the Promises Message: Reading through Luke 2 was so familiar. Even people who don’t go to church have heard this narration of the birth of Jesus so pushing past the familiarity of this chapter, I noticed a pattern about... Continue reading →