GALATIANS

This letter written by Paul is addressed to the believers in the region of Galatia. He opens with a clear greeting that he was not sent by man but by God. “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from…

JOHN

Just imagine what walking alongside Jesus must have been like! To be chosen was thrilling, but at the same time overwhelming.  For three years a select band of twelve men listened to their Teacher speak about concepts they were unable to fully understand.  They must have been shocked, stunned, and amazed as they watched Jesus…

MARK

The most concise biography of God’s genius plan is found in the book of Mark. The apostle Mark was born in Jerusalem and his mother hosted prayer groups in her home. Mark’s style of writing was very different than Matthew. God picked the perfect guy to speak to the cruel and hard audience of Rome.…

OBADIAH

In order to understand the vision God gave to His chosen prophet Obadiah, we will define a few places on the map of today. Not much is known about the prophet Obadiah except that he worshipped God. This is the shortest book in the Old Testament with only twenty one verses. The ancient land of…

Daniel

As Ezekiel was proclaiming God’s very specific predictions of what will happen in the days to come, king Nebuchadnezzar ransacked Jerusalem. Ezekiel’s warning was not taken to heart and many Jews were killed. King Jehoiakim of Judah ordered that a few young, educated Jewish men be taken from among the noble families of Israel. Those…

Proverbs

In the first chapter of Proverbs we read “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline” (Pr 1:7) God’s Word encourages us to attain wisdom and discipline; and as we seek Wisdom, we are actually seeking the One of all wisdom and that is Jesus Christ. When…

Genesis

The word Genesis means origin. “In the beginning” God created the cosmos, He conceived man, and established His way of salvation, and His judgment of human rebellion against their Creator. The first book of the Bible records the launch of all creation. The history in this book includes our ancestors, the real people that lived…

In Troubled Times

Troubles come and… Troubles will go…with God promising that, more trouble will encircle this globe. One thing is for sure…as troubles endure,  Jesus will not ever forsake me. So often I’ve tried, to circumvent … to avoid it’s shadowy pit. Yet circling my best from east to west, I find trouble still adamantly stalking. From…

Faith comes by…

We have faith that the sun will rise, that the light will go on when we flip the switch, and that the ocean will roar. Where did our weak or strong faith come from? Faith comes by hearing – by the hearing of what? The nightly world news? NO, NO, NO – faith comes by…