The Call and the Promise
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living…
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living…
4 Now he had to go through Samaria. John 4:4 (NIV) Why did Jesus have to go through Samaria? It's true that it was the most direct route from Jerusalem back to Galilee, but it was common for Jews to…
8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 You should expect God to bless you abundantly,…
5 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will…
Jesus loves people. He loves all kinds of people, and in his earthly ministry Jesus seemingly loved to hang out with tax collectors and sinners. This scandalized the religious people who thought it was an outrage that Jesus would share…
One of the most restful pleasures of my life has been visiting my parents. For the last 24 years they've been living in a nice house in the middle of ten acres of woods, surrounded by literally thousands of acres…
What do we think of when we think of growing spiritually? We probably think of all kinds of religious activity--a lot of which is indeed very important to spiritual growth. You can't grow spiritually without spending time in the word…
So many people today feel powerless. Part of the problem is that with social media we see the glamour of other people’s lives, or what they want to show us, and we feel like there’s no way we can measure…
Being far from God is not a place we want to be. The story of Israel is the story of a people chosen by God to be his very own, yet they constantly found themselves falling away from God and…
This is the rest to which Jesus calls you: 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle…