Embrace the Process Message: In just this one chapter we see a large summary of Jesus’ ministry beginning with John the Baptist preparing the way, the baptism of Jesus, a confirmation from God about his purpose, Jesus in the wilderness,... Continue reading →

Message: What stood out to me in Genesis 28 was the fact that Esau was paying attention to the fact that his parents steered Jacob away from the Canaanite women and instead sent him off to his uncle to find... Continue reading →

Message: Rebekah manipulated her favorite son, Jacob to trick his father into giving him the first-born blessing. He blessed him by making him the master over his brother and guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine. When Esau begged... Continue reading →

Message: The betrayal of Jesus was necessary for the plan, but it still had natural consequences on everyone involved. Promise: Everyone who drinks of the blood will confirm the covenant between God and his people. Warning: “How terrible it will... Continue reading →

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 →