10/29/15 Jesus Wept
READING: John 11 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Lazarus was dead. He had been dead for four days. His family and friends wept. Jesus was on the scene — but…
Read More10/27/15 Returning Thanks
READING: Luke 16–17 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: God has been very good to me, yet I suspect I’m not nearly as grateful as I should be. Even when I am…
Read More10/27/15 Time to Party!
READING: Luke 14-15 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I’ve always been amazed by how much we celebrate the birth of a baby and how little we celebrate the re-birth…
Read More10/26/15 Depart from Me
READING: Luke 12-13 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: My heart is alarmed today, but not because I face any great trial or opposition. It’s not because my wife and I are…
Read More10/25/15 In His Time
READING: Luke 10-11, John 10:22-42 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Are you perhaps struggling today with God’s timing? I am reminded today of the rightness of His timing, though perhaps…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Hebrews 7:25 “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to…
Read More10/24/15 The Good Shepherd
READING: John 9:1-10:21 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Repetition matters in the Bible. It catches the reader’s attention and directs him to important themes. Note the repetition in…
Read More10/23/15 You Are Not from God
READING: John 7-8 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: When Jesus challenged the Jews to follow Him, they claimed their bloodline to Abraham as assurance of their “rightness” before God. Jesus not…
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10 Reasons Church Leaders Should Admit It If They’ve Never Been Discipled
It’s tough to admit, but I was a local church pastor before anyone truly discipled me and I don’t think my story is an isolated occurrence among pastors.
Read More10/22/15 Do Whatever It Takes
READING: Matthew 18 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: How hard do you and I work to eradicate sin from our lives? The words of Matthew 18:8-10 sound much…
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