Click for a PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 19:9 God’s Question in the Cave “And the word of the LORD came to him: ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’” (1 Kings 19:9b) Fear had driven Elijah into the wilderness. After a powerful confrontation with the prophets of Baal and a miraculous demonstration of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Genesis 1:26-31 What Does It Mean to be Human? We are in a 5-week sermon series called “Questions God Asks.” This week we are looking at the first question God asks in the Bible, found in Genesis 3, “Where are you?” In the process, we will review...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Luke 8:1-3 Mary Magdalene, Disciple In this sermon series, consider the lives of some of the disciples in the aftermath of Jesus’ death and resurrection. One of many Marys in the Bible, Mary Magdalene, was one of Jesus’ earliest followers, having joined the band of disciples early...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 20:1-10, 19-23 A Surprise Visit To understand Thomas’ response to his fellow disciples’ claims that they had seen the Lord, we need to revisit the experience of the rest of the disciples. Today’s text recounts that experience. The timing of this event is specified as: “On...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 21:15 The Failure That Stings “When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?’” (John 21:15) Failure often has a sting that lingers. It doesn’t just come and go—it hangs heavy on your heart....
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Acts 9:1-5; Acts 22:1-21 Scanning the scene at Calvary’s cross—suspended excruciatingly between heaven and earth—Jesus interceded for His executioners, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Though we have no indication that Saul of Tarsus was there, I wonder if...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Luke 24:13-24; Hebrews 10:21-24; Isaiah 40:28-31 Hope: “desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.” (Merriam-Webster) Unfortunately, in our fallenness it’s sometimes natural to lose hope. Even biblical heavyweights struggled here: Abram and Sarai dismissed God’s promise of a son together; at Sarai’s suggestion he coupled...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 Christ’s death for our sins, His burial, and His resurrection on the third day were all according to the Scriptures. All the events in the life of Jesus were part of God’s master plan for the world, which He orchestrated in His impeccable timing. God...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 12:12 The Feast “The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.” (John 12:12) What is simply referred to as “the Feast” in John 12 was, of course, the celebration of that amazing Passover event described...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Ephesians 1:7 “In [Jesus] we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” (Ephesians 1:7) This week we are looking at the concept of “grace” as it is used in the New Testament. Grace is a core belief...
