Advent 2021
Week 4 Family Talk
Week 4: His Resurrection Brings Hope Have you ever hoped for something? Did you get what you hoped for? When did you get it? Most of the time when we...
Week 4: His Resurrection Brings Hope Have you ever hoped for something? Did you get what you hoped for? When did you get it? Most of the time when we...
Read Matthew 17:22-23; 20:17-19 “He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third...
Read Luke 7:18-23 In Spring of 2000, when I was 7 years old, I was diagnosed with type 1 “juvenile” diabetes. All the signs were there: I was too thin...
Read Luke 7:1-10 This story is a Sunday School classic. Raise your hand if you heard it before; I see that hand, thank you. This story is commonly told for...
Read Mark 5:25-34 The most striking part of this passage for me is that despite the urgency of Jesus’ journey to heal the dying daughter of a synagogue leader (see...
Read James 5:13-16 “Lord, show me through James 5:13-16 the power of healing in the church today and the significance of corporate prayer as a body of Christ.” As a...
Read Isaiah 35:3-7 A few years ago I visited Yellowstone National Park, a landscape of unique, alien beauty: geysers gushing out the ground, dangerous acidic pools, hot springs, and full...
Read Matthew 17:14-20 “From childhood … it has often thrown him into “re or water…. If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” (Mark 9:21-22) This...
Read Matthew 17:14-20; 20:29-34 “Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he asked. ‘Lord,’ they answered, ‘we want our sight.’ Jesus had compassion...
Week 3: His Healing by Faith Has your family baked Christmas cookies yet? Are you old enough to read the recipe and add the ingredients? If so, then you know...