What must I do?
Mark 10:17-31 17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the...
Jesus Wept
John 11:35Jesus WeptThe shortest verse in the Bible. Jesus wept. Only two words. But there is so much behind those two little words about Jesus.To put it in context, Lazarus, the brother of Jesus’ friends, sisters Mary and Martha, was sick to the point of death. The...
For God So Loved the World
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. This verse is probably one of the most recognized verses in the New Testament. It was spoken by Jesus to a Pharisee,...
Jesus the Outlier
Matthew 12:46-50 46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to...
What, Me Worry?
We don’t worry. Neither should you.
The Fig Tree Conundrum
Matthew 21:18-2218 In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree...
Change is Hard
Isaiah 58:11The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.Change is hard. Change is constant. Change happens every...
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was...
Psalm 46
God’s Defense of His City and PeopleTo the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of...