Psalm 103:15-17, “As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him…” And in […]
Psalm 40:1-3, “I waited patiently for YHWH; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.”
Hebrews 12:11, “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who have even trained by it.” And, in Christ, this sin-searing, peace-creating discipline is always in love, never in wrath.
John 14:6, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” There simply are not many paths to God….there is one—Jesus Christ. This is not a human invention….it’s not something the Church developed to monopolize power (I’m not saying it has
Luke 1:35, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.” The incarnation reveals the Trinity. Yes, when the Word takes on flesh, He does not only reveal the Father, but He reveals the
Isaiah 19:21-22, 25, “And YHWH will make Himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know YHWH in that day…And YHWH will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to YHWH, and He will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them… ‘Blessed be Egypt, my people, and Assyria, the work
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Romans 8:1-4, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending His
Romans 8:23, “…we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” As I read Romans 8:18-25 this morning, I was struck by what a primary role HOPE plays in the Christian experience under the curse of Genesis
Romans 6:3-4, “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in
John 11:25, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live…”
Isaiah 33:21-22, “But there YHWH in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams…for YHWH is our judge; YHWH is our lawgiver; YHWH is our king; He will save us.” This picture is taken from Isaiah 33 where the Lord is talking about the final salvation of His people–a
Revelation 2:8, “The words of the First and the Last, who died and came to life…’Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.’” The Church follows after and fellowships with her Lord–through suffering into glory. God give us grace to endure to the end. What I was considering
Isaiah 26:19, “You who dwell in the dust awake and sing for joy!” Because, on the third day, their King awoke and sang.
Habakkuk 3:17-18, “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet will I rejoice in YHWH; I will take joy in
Philippians 1:21, “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” What does “to live is Christ” mean? Verse 22, 24-25, it means the fruitful labor of living for the sake of others so that they might progress and rejoice in their faith in Christ. And what does “to die is
Acts 13:27, 32-33, “For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize Him nor understand the utterance of the prophets…fulfilled them by condemning Him…..And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this He has fulfilled…by raising Jesus [from the dead].” The prophecies and
1 Corinthians 15:55-57, “‘O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” In Jesus’ death and resurrection, our sin was slain, the
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Colossians 1:28, “HIM we proclaim…” Jesus Christ–crucified and risen–is the centerpiece of all true preaching.
Acts 4:12, “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
