This summer, during our Wednesday evening Bible study, we have looked at several confrontations Jesus had with his opponents. In Matthew 22,we looked at two confrontations: the first with the Pharisees and Herodians over the issue of Roman taxation; and the second with the Sadducees over the resurrection. In both instances, Jesus silenced his critics and…
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August 18, 2019
1 Timothy3:14-15 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. Timothy was sent to Ephesus by the apostle…
August 11, 2019
Exodus 5:6-7 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw. Archaeologists digging up settlements from ancient Egypt have found three kinds of sun-dried bricks – some…
August 4, 2019
Matthew 20:13-14 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own…
July 28, 2019
The Book of Daniel clearly contrasts the blessing of humility with the destruction of a prideful life. King Nebuchadnezzar refused to follow Daniel’s advice to humbly acknowledge the One, True God and submit to Him. Nebuchadnezzar was governed by his desires. Consequently, the king’s pride led to the loss of his kingdom and even his…
July 21, 2019
Romans 14:1 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. Disputable matters over which believers should not judge one another contrast with other matters (sexual immorality, greed, idolatry, slander, drunkenness, and swindling) that Paul, inspired by God, told the Corinthians should be grounds for judgment within the community of believers (1 Corinthians…
July 14, 2019
Two weeks ago we looked at what it takes to be a “DOER” of God’s Word. This Sunday we will look at one of the things we can do as God’s chosen people; express God’s grace to others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all…
July 7, 2019
Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. On the same day that the Pharisees and Herodians had failed to trap Jesus with a question on paying taxes, the Sadducees smugly stepped in to try and trip him up with a question concerning the resurrection….
June 30, 2019
This coming Thursday, our nation celebrates Independence Day. We are blessed to live in a country where we have tremendous freedoms to pursue the things that ae important to us. The founding fathers who signed that Declaration of Independence 243 years ago, were doers. They didn’t just talk a good game, they backed it up…
June 23, 2019
Luke 12:1-2 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made…