Our series through the teachings of Jesus brought us to a passage in Matthew 7:28 which revealed an amazement by the "hearers." This passage is the first of four passages…
Biblical leprosy meant quarantine, a total "social distancing" from the life of the community. It was essentially a death sentence, living in isolation until death. Jesus chooses to bring the…
Jesus gave us authority when He spoke because He was in tune with God the Father. The response of the people was that they were astounded from His teaching. The…
Jesus is giving a memorable visual to his hearers. It is of the contrast between a house built on a good foundation and a house built on sand. Listening and…
Beginning in June we will be restarting Focus groups by looking at the attributes of God. We will start the summer with Tim Mackie's Character of God series based on…
Jesus makes the astonishing statement in Matthew 7:21-23 that not everyone who calls him "Lord" can enter into the kingdom of heaven. Tracing from the beginning of Jesus' ministry until…
Jesus tells us to beware of false prophets who wear sheep's clothing. There is a clear need in our culture to be able to discern both the fruit and the…
In this passage, Jesus clearly is emoting on the desire of a mother who would gather her chicks together. They reject her passionate entreaty. Here Jesus uses His desire to…
Ted Summers shared about the Gideon ministry with some powerful stories. These included one in which a mentor who led him to Christ also connected him to his wife. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te5Sraosj78
Having the Holy Spirit in us is a powerful work of God; however, this passage in Ephesians tells us that we need to continually pursue the filling of the Holy…