Fundamentals
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“Eat of My Flesh.”
In John 6, we see a turning point in Jesus’ ministry where He begins focusing on eternal life. The chapter begins with Jesus feeding a great multitude from meager provisions of fish and bread, and, in verse 14, many see Him as the prophet coming in the footsteps of Moses. This conclusion comes out in Continue reading
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Lessons from the Old Testament
In I Corinthians 10, Paul refers to the Old Testament, the “things written aforetime,” as something from which we can benefit and by which we can grow spiritually. Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did…They were written down for our instruction, on whom the Continue reading
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Memorializing the Innocent
Standing before the Lord’s Table, we often revisit thoughts surrounding the various memorials we have in our culture, whether they be monuments, days, or ceremonies. The vast majority of these memorials center around the numerous military conflicts this nation has been a part of, and we memorialize soldiers who have fallen and great leaders that Continue reading
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The Value of a Soul
We value things like our health, our jobs, our friends and families, but, when we experience something that shakes our foundation, sometimes circumstances force us to step back and look at what matters beyond the things of this life. While jobs, relationships, and even health are important in life, it is not these things God Continue reading
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My Redeemer Lives
We sometimes sing a song called I Know That My Redeemer Lives, and it may come as some surprise that the words from that song are inspired by an Old Testament passage. In Job 19:25, Job states: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. The Continue reading
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That Obligatory Christmas Post
It’s that time, Christmas time is here, Everybody knows, it’s the most controversial time of year, Read those blogs, preachers soapboxing, Hip, hip hooray for Christmas Vacation! Okay, I’ll stop singing now, and, while I stop singing, can I make one request? Can we all stop arguing about Christmas? Back in Romans 14:5-6, Paul had Continue reading
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The Rest That Awaits Us
Hebrews 12, after lifting up numerous examples of enduring faith in chapter 11, speaks of Jesus as the captain on our faith, using a term seldom used in the Bible. Joshua, Saul, David, and Hezekiah were referred to as captain in parts of their reigns, and the Hebrew writer impresses on us that Jesus is Continue reading
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Christ My Rock
We live in an unstable world. Economy, disease, politics – these factors and more create unsettling circumstances around us. Good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people. Jesus says, in John 16:33, that we will have trouble as long as we are part of this world. Where then do we Continue reading
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Lord God Almighty
There’s a book called America’s Four Gods that points out that, while some 90% of Americans claim a belief in God, we view God in diverse ways. We may view Him as authoritative, critical, distant, or benevolent. We might see God as judgmental being who loves His creation but intercedes and punishes actively based on Continue reading
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True Conversion
To be converted is to turn away from one thing to deliberately turn toward another. It is a decisive change. To what then were you converted? We preach, “hear, believe, repent, and be baptized,” which is not a bad approach to take. The problem may be, however, that our approach converts people to ideas and Continue reading
Simply Gospel 