It’s Christmas. We celebrate the Christ, Jesus who was an enigma. He came into this world as a child of a working-class family from a notably unnoteworthy region of the country. He amazed people with His teaching and His miracles, but He always defied their expectations. When they expected Him to act like an averageContinue reading “It’s Friday…But What An Enigma!”
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It’s Friday…Terrifying at First Glance
Sometime terrifying circumstances come into our lives. And we, who fear the unknown, don’t like the expected visions they bring. One dark night, the disciples of Jesus were in a boat on the sea of Galilee and were terrified when, in the middle of a storm, a figure walking on the rough water approached them.Continue reading “It’s Friday…Terrifying at First Glance”
It’s Friday…There Is Nothing To Fear
The Bible makes some tremendous promises. Here is one of them: “If you make the Most High your dwelling – even The LORD, who is my Refuge – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.” (Psalm 91:9-10) How can any rational person accept such a claim? Didn’t Charlie Kirk liveContinue reading “It’s Friday…There Is Nothing To Fear”
It’s Friday…What An Exchange!
It’s Good Friday. The death of Jesus is for anyone who believes His sacrifice is everything we need for the forgiveness of our sins. When Jesus was crucified, we and all of our sin died with Him on the cross. He willingly suffered the penalty of our rebellion and paid the price for our pardon.Continue reading “It’s Friday…What An Exchange!”
It’s Friday…Join The Rebellion
The scene is almost ludicrous. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is surrounded by a hostile, armed crowd. He has been walking weaponless throughout the streets of Jerusalem with compassion in His voice and healing in His hands, but compassion and healing are a little too suspicious for powerful people. So they come, burning with angerContinue reading “It’s Friday…Join The Rebellion”
It’s Friday…Who Can Protect Us?
We live in an unsettling world, don’t we? There is no such thing as security here. Thieves break in, accidents happen, illness strikes, terror assaults, and death is a reality – no one is immune. No human institution can guarantee our safety 100% of the time. The locks on our doors, the airbags in ourContinue reading “It’s Friday…Who Can Protect Us?”
It’s Friday…Swim Upstream
It can be very difficult to be uncompromising in following God’s values and principles in a world that follows anything but. The prophet Ezekiel knew this well. He was made an object lesson to the people of Israel and Judah. God told him to act out visual illustrations of judgment and desecration, like lying onContinue reading “It’s Friday…Swim Upstream”
It’s Friday…The Beginning of Beauty and Peace
It’s a New Year. Even so, it is obvious that we live in a world in pain. Many people are being wounded deeply. Others are wondering if their scars from last year, or longer, will ever fade. Life is tough, especially for those who don’t know the Source of life and don’t know how theirContinue reading “It’s Friday…The Beginning of Beauty and Peace”
It’s Friday…No Reason To Fear
It appears that fear abounds in every arena of life today, doesn’t it? Imagine what it would be like to live without fear – no fear of not being able to pay the bills next month, no fear of accidents, diseases, or war, no fear of broken relationships, and no fear of death. As aContinue reading “It’s Friday…No Reason To Fear”
It’s Friday…A Crown Is Promised
The 2020 Olympic Games will finally begin this weekend. As you know, due to Covid-19 they were delayed a year. Every athlete has been planning and preparing for these games to begin (in some cases, a lifetime). Countless hours have been invested by each athlete in the hope to compete for and win a covetedContinue reading “It’s Friday…A Crown Is Promised”
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