Message/Application:  In John 21 the disciples had seen Jesus a few times since his resurrection. They had been interrupted by Jesus during their grief as they hid from the Jews in fear of what might be done to them. They... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  In John 20 I was reading about all of the grief going on with the disciples and followers of Jesus. They thought it was the end and not only were they grieving, but they were terrified of the Jews... Continue reading →

Message/Application: Reading John 17 I saw Jesus praying for his disciples as a spiritual covering a protector of those he was leading. He was praying for his 12 specifically and I saw a picture of what he was modeling to... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  In John 19 I was reading about the interaction between Pontius Pilate and Jesus. I had always read this with the impression that Pilate believed his innocence and was trying to do Jesus a favor, but today I saw... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 12 the miracle of Lazarus raised from the dead was the most powerful miracle they had seen yet (although there was another one more powerful to come). This was an undeniable miracle, and it drew many people... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  In John 11 I really related to the grief in Mary & Martha when they felt like Jesus had let them down. They had all the faith in the world that Jesus could and would do a miracle, but... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 8 the very first story is about the adulteress woman who was “caught in the act.” Jesus was in the temple complex teaching when the scribes and Pharisees brought the woman to him to make their accusations.... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 7 the crowds and many disciples were turning on Jesus and the Jews were trying to kill him. His brothers didn’t believe or understand his purpose, so they tried to advise him by saying “no one does... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 5 miraculous things were happening but the Jews were so offended by Jesus that they were overlooking the miracles and accusing him by the standards of their own traditions and interpretations of the law. When Jesus healed... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 4 when the woman at the well encountered Jesus I couldn’t help but notice how quickly she responded to him without explanation. She came to the well to a fulfill a physical and legitimate need. She needed... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In John 3, a man named Nicodemus was approaching Jesus with questions. He heard Jesus talking about being born again so he raised the question that sounds so naïve (and somewhat sarcastic) to us in our Bible educated understanding,... Continue reading →

Message\Application: In John 2 I took a few steps back to observe some details in an otherwise, very familiar story so I’m just going to throw them out there for observation. My first observation was when his mother came to... Continue reading →

Application:  Proverbs 16 contrasts the differences between the thoughts, motives and plans of man compared to God. The very first verse acknowledges that reflections of the heart belong to man but then verse 2 tells us that a man’s ways... Continue reading →

Message/Application: In Exodus 20 Moses gave the people the ten commandments. They had been required to consecrate themselves and stand close enough to see and hear God in the thunder, lightning and smoke, but they were warned not to touch... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  ‘Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands’. There are plenty of Proverbs aimed at men, but this one is very much aimed at women. By nature, we want to... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  In Luke 22 I was really focused on the relational parts of the story.  Jesus had 12 disciples that spent time with him throughout his ministry. Right off the bat we read that “Satan entered Judas Iscariot” and he... Continue reading →

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 →