EPHESIANS

In this letter to the people in Ephesus, and to us today, Paul gives us insights into the meaning of Church. It is a living, expanding organism that our heavenly Father planned from the very beginning. This letter speaks to the soul’s longing for purpose within the family of God. The apostle John made it clear;…

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…

SECOND CORINTHIANS

The Christians in Corinth caused their founding pastor Paul more grief than any of the other churches. God gives each of us immeasurable patience, mercy and forgiveness, so we are expected to issue the same measure unto ourselves, and to others. People that accept Jesus as Lord, are not suddenly all polished up into mannerly, forgiving…

FIRST CORINTHIANS

Paul was about 50 years old when he entered Corinth as a tradesman making tents. By going into business with the already successful Aquila and Priscilla, Paul was able to support himself while funding his missionary work. Corinth was a wealthy seaside city in Greece with a reputation of being progressively promiscuous.  There were abundant…

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…

LUKE

For generations there was a great expectancy about the coming Messiah. The grand anticipation was that the King of Kings would come on a stallion with purple robes fit for royalty. The imaginations of what the Messiah would look like, and behave like, just simply did not match what God delivered. The profound impact on…

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.…

Zechariah

The young prophet Zechariah offered words to encourage the children of Israel as they labored to rebuild the Temple.  His words painted a bright picture of the perpetual blessing that was coming to Israel. As Haggai was aging, God sent Zechariah to reinforce His remnant that returned to Jerusalem after 70 years of captivity in…

Haggai

Haggai is the first messenger that God sent after the exile. His name means “feast.”  While Zechariah prophesied for three years, Haggai only prophesied for four months. The king of Persia allowed 50,000 broken yet hopeful Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple.  Rebuilding Solomon’s Temple was a giant task. After laying the…