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Category Archives: Christ’s Death
Jesus Bringing a Touch of His Kingdom to Earth
Series: “Christ’s Kingdom” (post #4) “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Matthew 12:28, N.K.J.V.) When Jesus was born into the human race, He didn’t bring His … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Birth, Christ's Death, Christ's Miracles, Christ's Resurrection, Prophecy, Series: "Christ's Kingdom", The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged Jesus offered the kingdom to Israel, John the Baptist as Elijah, the kingdom of God has come upon you, the kingdom of heaven is at hand
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Jesus Has a Kingdom
Series: “Christ’s Kingdom” (post #1) Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Birth, Christ's Death, Christ's Miracles, Christ's Resurrection, Discipleship, Heaven, Series: "Christ's Kingdom"
Tagged Jesus preached the kingdom of God, John 18:36, My kingdom is not of this world, the difference between the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God, the Kingdom of heaven is like
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When God Doesn’t Seem to Care
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Children, Christ's Death, Comfort, Complaining, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fatherhood, Honesty, Parenting, Pastors, Persecution, Personal, Prayer, Problems, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged God has been good to me, How long O Lord?, thoughts from Psalm 13, what to do when God doesn't seem to care, when you feel abandoned by God, your enemy triumphing over you
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Easter’s Surprise
New Year’s Day is January 1st. Valentine’s Day is February 14th. Independence Day is July 4th. Halloween is October 31st. Christmas is December 25th. But Easter? Uh…… Easter is that rare holiday that is unpredictable in regards to when it … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Easter, Easter Traditions
Tagged Easter, equal night, passover, The Council of Nicaea, the Gregorian calendar, the Julian calendar, the Paschal moon, the Passover moon, the spring equinox, the vernal equinox, What date is Easter?, What is the earliest possible date for Easter?, What is the latest possible date for Easter?, When can Easter fall?
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By His Stripes We Are Healed?
Religious television programming has been dominated by preachers of the Charismatic/Pentecostal persuasion since the first day satellites started beaming such programming into our homes. Consequently, because one of the tenets of Charismatic/Pentecostal doctrine is that it’s always God’s will to … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, Creation, Discernment, God's Will, God's Word, Human Life, Prophecy, Restoration, Resurrection, Scripture, Sickness, Sin, Suffering, The Bible, Truth, Waiting
Tagged all creation subjected to futility, by His stripes we are healed, Is healing provided in the atonement?, Is it always God's will to heal?, Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24-25, passages that say that it isn't always God's will to heal, the Christian receiving a glorified body, the Rapture
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The Lord My Refuge
Series: “The Names of God” (post #3) One of the three rounds of temptation that Satan inflicted upon Jesus involved the suggestion that Jesus leap from the pinnacle of the Jewish temple and expect God the Father to dispatch angels … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Balance, Christ's Death, Disappointment, God's Name, Persecution, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Series: "The Names of God", Suffering
Tagged Jehovah Machis, Paul left Trophimus sick, Psalm 91:11-12, Psalm 91:9-10, The Lord is my refuge, The name of the Lord is a strong tower, towers in the Bible, when God doesn't heal
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The Lord Our Provider
Series: “The Names of God” (post #2) Most Bible readers know the story of God testing Abraham by asking him to offer up his son Isaac as a burnt offering (Genesis 22:1-19). What isn’t so well known is that the … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Christ's Birth, Christ's Death, Christ's Miracles, Christ's Resurrection, Crucifixion, Eternity, Forgiveness, God's Mercy, God's Name, God's Provision, Grace, Needs, Problems, Sacrifice, Salvation, Series: "The Names of God"
Tagged Abraham sacrificing Isaac, Jehovah Jireh, Jesus as a ram, Jesus as the ram caught by its horns, Mount Moriah and the temple, The Lord Our Provider, The Lord Will Provide, Where did Abraham sacrifice Isaac
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A Weekly Reminder
The April 16, 1990, edition of People magazine featured the story of a young man who was in the midst of paying off an interesting sentence for drunk driving. Eight years earlier his drinking and driving had resulted in the death … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Christ's Death, Comfort, Confession, Conscience, Eternal Security, Forgiveness, God's Mercy, Grace, Guilt, Making Restitution, Peace, Salvation, Satan, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged as far as the east is from the west, Faithfulness, Hebrews 8:12, interesting sentence for drunk driving, Isaiah 43:25, man who was sentenced to pay one dollar to the victim, People magazine article about sentence for drunk driving, Psalm 103:12, when God forgives He forgets, young man who paid $1 every Friday
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The Disciple's Road 