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Scripture Focus: Isaiah 6:1-8 Trinity Sunday, celebrated this year on May 26 , is the only day on the church calendar that is dedicated to a doctrine and not an event. The question we will considering this week is “Does theology really matter and why?” Of course it matters. How you see God effects how […]
While Acts 2:1-21 tells the story of the Christian Pentecost, the Holy Day has much earlier roots. It began as A Jewish harvest festival. It is sometimes called the festival of first fruits or festival of weeks, because it occurs seven weeks after Passover. Actually the name Pentecost, came from the fact that it was […]
Acts 1:3-11. It is interesting that the two places in the Bible where we have an account of Jesus’ going back to heaven is in the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts- interesting because they are written by the same author. The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus’ time on earth […]
” Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.”- 1 John 5:1-2 In The First Letter of John, chapter five, verses one through five, […]
1 John chapter 4, verses 7-21. In verse seven, we learn the source of love: love is from God. Without God, there is no love. Now remember, this is agape- someone described it as love that decides to love ahead of time. This love is not earned nor does it contingent on being reciprocated. God […]
1 John 3:16-24 It is easy to say we Believe in Jesus. It’s easy to pray for God to meet people’s needs, but this sort of religion falls dramatically short of what Jesus himself embodied and what he taught his followers. Unless we are willing to obey Jesus, unless we are willing to follow his […]
In 1 John 3:1-3, we read, “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet […]
Why did the Easter egg hide? Because it was a little chicken! The celebration of Bright Sunday started as an extension of the joy of Easter Sunday, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the Resurrection’s victory over death and darkness. It’s a time for Christians to continue the celebration of the hope and renewal that comes […]
Three women visit Jesus’ tomb, marking a dark conclusion to a week that saw Him transform from celebrated Messiah to condemned criminal. This narrative encapsulates Jesus’ final week: His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, cleansing of the temple, teachings, and eventual betrayal, leading to His crucifixion and burial. Despite the despair, the early Christian community emerged […]
If you have been a volunteer for a long time anywhere, maybe especially at a small church you are bound to be infected with burnout. The New Testament, while not directly addressing the modern concept of volunteer burnout, offers principles and insights that can be applied to understanding and managing the fatigue, stress, and feelings […]