John 19:14.
The voice of Pilate was heard across the Governor’s house -- “Behold Your King.”
About 1100 years ago the nation of Israel demanded that they be given a king- a king who would…
Revelation 7:9. “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed…
John 19:26-27
Jesus treated women with honor, involved them in the ministry, and talked to them when the rabbis of His time would not acknowledge women in public. Remember when Jesus surprised his disciples as…
Matthew 8:8.
But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed. [NET. My emphasis]
The Centurion knows…
THE PARADOX OF GRACE
2 Corinthians 8:9
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
The paradox of grace is that grace teaches us to fear and yet not to…
Romans 8:32
One of my favorite songs is 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) sung by Matt Redman. It truly is and there are 10,000 reasons and more for my heart to find reason for praise…
There's a deep learning for us from Paul's life as we look at the repeated descriptions of his encounter with Jesus and his estimation of his importance in light of grace.
A. Paul's Testimonies: Increasing…
John 4:23-24.
“Doctrine is merely chatter unless deployed to make disciples,” wrote Kevin J. Vanhoozer in his book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples through Scripture and Doctrine
I think he picked…
Hebrews 12:2. looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of…
Galatians 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Paul’s greeting in each of his epistles is “grace and peace to you” or a similar variation of it. …