Today we see Joseph's struggle with what to do with his pregnant fiancé. “She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name Him Jesus—‘God saves’—because He will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 Take this Woman Joseph Have you ever been so angry you couldn’t think about [...]
All this week before Christmas, I am posting the Christmas portion of my book, Encounters With Jesus. Today we take a look at Mary's encounter with an angel, and the high price she paid to walk with the Lord. Enjoy! “Yes, I see it all now: I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve. Let it be [...]
Over the next few days leading up to Christmas, I'm going to release the Christmas portion of my book, Encounters With Jesus, to give you the flavor of the book. It would be a great way to start the year off. Forty days getting to know Jesus with a fresh pair of eyes. Enjoy... [...]
I’ve been going to church at Christmas time for 62 years now. Admittedly one of those years I was in utero. None the less, figuring a minimum of four Christmas sermons a year, not including Sunday evening services which were a thing for my first couple decades and allowing for Sundays with programs instead of [...]
Have you ever noticed God’s funny math, especially when it comes to love? Jesus boils all the law into these two commands… Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND [...]
Hi all, Please check out this post from my friend and dear brother Steven Gomez. Go and sign up on his page. He's got a new blog and the posts are fantastic!! Enjoy, Ben Are You Waiting? In reading Isaiah 40:31, I’m encouraged and reminded by the Holy Spirit on the importance of waiting. [...]
"And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me." - Matthew 11:6 John the baptist lands in prison. Not exactly the platform he had envisioned when God put it in His heart to take up public speaking. God gave him a message to preach, and now he could only share it with the [...]
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house--whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. - Hebrews 3:6 The book of Hebrews offers us some controversial and sobering ideas. I find many in Christian circles have no place for conditional statements [...]
“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of beads.” - Song of Songs 1:10 We’ve been eaves dropping on a bit of romance these days on SoSSaturday. We are listening in as the Shepherd King describes His maiden fair. Last week we heard Him tell her of how He loved her cheeks [...]
In Luke 6 Jesus preaches a very similar sermon. It may be the Sermon on the mount from a different man’s point of view, or Jesus preached this content more than once. In any case, there is something very interesting about Luke’s account. As with much of Luke’s gospel, there is an edge to Jesus’ [...]