4/21/25 Romans 6:1-11 “Walking in Newness of Life” Celebrating Easter and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is always fun. Trying to imagine what it was like to approach Jesus’ tomb only to find it empty. Trying to imagine what it was like to move from despair because of the crucifixion to excitement because… Read More »

4/20/25 Luke 24:1-12 “He Is Risen!” The wait was over. When the women brought spices to Jesus’ tomb, the stone was rolled away from the tomb and the body was gone. But two angels asked a pertinent question in Luke 24:5. “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” The angels went on to… Read More »

4/19/25 Isaiah 40:28-31 “Waiting” On that Saturday, there was nothing to do but wait. Jesus had died on the cross and been buried. They had prepared some spices for Jesus’ body but were unable to apply them because it was the Sabbath. So all they could do was wait. The next day they got the… Read More »

4/18/25 Romans 5:6-11 “Good Friday”   Today we celebrate Good Friday. Some horrible things took place on this day in history. Jesus was tried, scourged and had to carry His cross to Golgotha. There He was nailed to the cross and was crucified, a horrible means of torture and death developed by the Roman Empire.… Read More »

4/17/25 Hebrews 12:1-2 “Running with Endurance” Not only do we need to lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, we also need to run with endurance the race set before us. The race set before us has to do with God’s plan for our lives. He wants us to walk… Read More »

4/16/25 Hebrews 12:1-2 “Laying Aside” All of us fail. Even the heroes of faith listed in Hebrews 11 messed up. The good news is that if we confess our sins, God forgives and cleanses us (1 John 1:9). But the author of Hebrew goes a little further. In Hebrews 12:1, he tells us to lay… Read More »

4/15/25 1 John 1:5-10 “Confessing Our Sins” When Peter denied Jesus three times, he failed, he fell short. All of us fall short on occasion; we do not live up to the expectations of scripture. How do we handle such failure? How do we deal with sin in our lives? Maybe the most familiar verses… Read More »

4/14/25 Matthew 26:69-75 “Fear or Faith” Have you ever wondered why Peter denied Jesus three times? He had been following Jesus for over three years. He had gotten to know Him pretty well. He probably loved Him a lot. But after Jesus was arrested, Peter followed Jesus at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard… Read More »

4/13/25 1 Corinthians 10:12 “Trusting God or Self” Choosing to follow Jesus does not make us perfect. Peter left his nets to follow Jesus, but he did not become like Jesus very quickly. He did learn that Jesus was the Messiah, but did not realize that He came to suffer and die. In fact Peter… Read More »

4/12/25 Isaiah 41:10 “All About Relationship” Coming to Jesus! Waiting on the Lord! Abiding in Christ! It is all about relationship. And our relationship with the Lord is something we can count on. Jesus said in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Verse 6 goes on to say, “The Lord is… Read More »