Becoming the Righteousness of God: The Message of Reconciliation
Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians...
Salt and Light
Read Matthew 5:12-16 “…And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) Jesus called His disciples to their real identity in God. They...
Sabbath Day: Saturday, February 27
This week, we have been studying the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, as well as other Old and New Testament passages that support these passages. The beatitudes reveal...
Oneness
Read Ephesians 4:1-7 “Search me O God and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts. See if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me...
Devoted in Love, Faithful in Prayer
Read Romans 12:9-21 After a thirteen-year estrangement, my dad and I reconciled toward the end of 2018. Five months later he was diagnosed with advanced small cell carcinoma, and this...
Blessed
Read Psalm 24:1-10 We are blessed. It has always been the plan of God to bless all the peoples of the world. Even when Adam and Eve sinned, and life...
What is Required?
Read Micah 6:6-8 “And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Over the years...
Real Life
Read Philippians 2:5-11 Are you familiar with the phrase, “What Would Jesus Do?” It was popular in the 1990’s among church youth groups. It served to remind Christians that they...
The Way Down is the Way Up
Read Matthew 5:1-11 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) This has been a challenging year like no other. The...
Sabbath Day: Saturday, February 20
Over the course of the last few days, we have been reading challenging words from Jesus: “take up your cross,” “deny yourself,” “follow me,” “I did not come to bring...