Message: Reading the two parables about the kingdom of heaven, and then the judgment day scenario in Matthew 25 I realized that I have always heard them discussed separately with individual meanings. While this is true, I also realized the... Continue reading →

Message: Proverbs 26 gives several scenarios for how and how not to interact with a fool. Command: Don’t be a fool, trust a fool, argue with a fool, honor a fool or expect wisdom to come from a fool. Application:... Continue reading →

Message:  The religious were being publicly rebuked and exposed as Jesus spoke to the people and told them that the religious only appeared to be clean on the surface as they made a show of themselves acting righteous while demanding... Continue reading →

Message:  God’s promise to Abraham was to make nations from him. He had already waited a long period of time, tried manipulating things his own way and then 14 long years later he finally received the son he was promised.... Continue reading →

When My Past Decisions Mock Me Message: God made Abraham & Sarah a promise. It took time so they took matters into their own hands and tried to produce the miracle on their own. Ishmael was the result and years... Continue reading →

Message: In normal human nature people desire authority and power, and rulers assert their authority over people, but God intended us to lead by serving and this is what Jesus modeled. This goes against the grain of our selfish desire... Continue reading →

Message: Two angels came to stay with Lot on the night before they were to destroy Sodom & Gomorrah. They urged him to get all of his relatives and loved ones to come with him and escape the land before... Continue reading →

Message: Servant was forgiven of his large debt but demanded someone else to be punished until he could pay back his small amount. Command: Promise: God forgave us for everything. We could say this was a pretty large debt. Warning:... Continue reading →

Message: God made a covenant with Abraham and that covenant included both sides keeping their word in that covenant. Command: Obey the covenant Promise: God promised Abraham he would make many nations out of him through his wife, Sarah. Warning:... Continue reading →

Cooperating With the Plan Message:  God gave Abram a promise that he would make him the father of nations. This promise looked like it wouldn’t ever end so Sarai stepped in to try to get it done. Command: Don’t try... Continue reading →

We’ve all heard the term “rules were meant to be broken”. It sounds rebellious but when we get to the heart of things we find that rules were meant to protect and help people. When they get distorted and placed... Continue reading →

Message: No matter how much we plan things God is ultimately in charge. This has both a positive and a negative effect. Make plans but understand that our collective plans are part of a much bigger picture and God is... Continue reading →

Message: The parables in Matthew 13 are all about those who heard the truth and for various reasons discarded or abandoned it. Because of this Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes intentionally because he said “they look but they... Continue reading →

Today’s reading made me think of the show “Monsters Inside Me”. If you haven’t seen it before it’s about people who discovered they had a parasite. Many of them didn’t know for quite some time because on the outside everything... Continue reading →

Message: We are accountable for what we know, and the things God shows us requires a response. Command: Repent and turn from sin. Promise: Come to me all who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you... Continue reading →

Message: Jesus called his disciples to be apostles and he sent them out to reach only Israel – (Don’t go to the Gentiles or Samaritans) go to Israel, “God’s lost sheep”. Command: Go and tell them (Israel) the Kingdom of... Continue reading →

Message: Jesus didn’t come to support the agenda of the religious. He came to reveal himself to his people through signs and miracles, and to invite the most deplorable of sinners into salvation. He’s still doing the same thing today.... Continue reading →