Christ Overcomes Death for Us, Overcoming Its Sting With His Victory1 Corinthians 15:50-58Sunday, April 17th, 2022
God's Grace is Not Fair!Luke 15:28-32Sunday, March 27th, 2022We might be tempted to argue with people who claim Christians are hypocritical, judgmental, self-righteous, arrogant, unforgiving, and disrespectful, claiming those associations are not fair. Instead we should remember that if God's grace were truly fair, everyone would end up in Hell. So we thank God for His amazing grace, and we spread that good news to everyone.
How Do You Walk the Thin Line Between Rejecting the Gospel and Rejecting the Law?Mark 2:23-28Sunday, June 6th, 2021
How Does Christ Rule as King?1 Corinthians 15:20-28Sunday, November 22nd, 2020Before he was crucified, Jesus was mocked and ridiculed, and even today people around the world mock and ridicule both him and his teachings. Because of all of that, it may be hard to see him as a king, let alone the king of all creation. Through the first epistle to the Corinthians, however, we see how and where he is ruling today, and we know how and where he will rule on the Last Day.
What Kind of Tenant Farmer Are You?Matthew 21:33-43Sunday, October 18th, 2020Jesus told the Parable of the Wicked Tenants to the chief priests and the Pharisees and ended it by telling them "the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruit." However, we can apply this parable to ourselves, since, as members of the priesthood of all believers, we are the ones that produce the fruits of faith.
How Can You Bear Injustice?1 Peter 2:18-25Sunday, May 3rd, 2020The Apostle Peter's message to slaves, encouraging them to submit to their masters, teaches us how and why we are to bear the injustices that come into our lives.
Jesus Gives Sight to the BlindJohn 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39Sunday, March 15th, 2020We learn from Jesus giving sight to the blind man why God allows negative things to come into our lives (like the current Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 pandemic) and how He uses them for our good and for the good of others.
It Is Better That One Man Die for the PeopleJohn 11:45-53Thursday, March 5th, 2020The words of Caiaphas and the Pharisees in the Sanhedrin, which lead to their plotting of Jesus' murder, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion.