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  • Who Does God Stand With?

    It seems that the people of Israel felt that God had to be with them, had to support them, and would never allow their Kingdom to fall simply because they were Israelites. They were the people of promise, the children of Abraham, and God simply had to be with them, and for them, because of who they were. They could not conceive that God’s hand could ever be against them. Are we any different? What can we learn from this?

    28 min
  • The Message of Affliction

    I know my first inclination when I face difficulty is to say, “life is hard in a fallen world”. However affliction is different. Affliction has the element of the “deliberate” attached to it. Most often affliction is brought about by some area of unrighteousness in a nation, or an individual’s life; it is brought as a wakeup call by God, not Satan. You may say, “That seems cruel of God,” but when you read the scripture, God only brings this affliction when people, especially those who claim him as their God, ignore him and go deeper and deeper into sin. It is the slap he uses to get our attention. It hurts, but it is happening to prevent greater harm.

    38 min
  • What Makes A Nation Righteous?

    Several weeks ago, a couple months ago in fact, the Lord laid on my heart to preach out of the book of Amos. I have to admit my first thought was, “Amos? Why Amos?” However, as I read, prayed and studied it became apparent that Amos was a man who struggled with the question of “What makes a nation righteous?” He struggled and then preached without compromise and, as a result, made himself a few enemies, but history has vindicated his words as true from the Lord.

    42 min
  • Giving to Caesar, Staying True to God – The Gospel of Matthew, Part 85
    Today we are continuing in the Gospel of Matthew. We are going to be looking at a section of scripture today which runs the risk of “triggering” people because it deals with taxes and the role of government in our lives. So, at the outset I want to say that if you don’t like what I have to say today, that’s fine. If you have problem with what Jesus says, then that’s something you need to work out if you are a Christian. However, today’s passage might also help explain to some of you my approach to these things which you may find confusing at times.
    Matthew 22:19-21 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,  and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?”  “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
    40 min
  • The King’s Banquet – The Gospel of Matthew, Part 84
    In the passage we are reading today, Jesus tells a parable about a wedding. It is an illustration that Jesus uses more than once in the gospels and in slightly different ways, which would not be unusual for a traveling teacher/preacher. In this version, we see a history of Israel and the invitation of the Gentiles into a place of blessing. What does it take to attend the banquet of the King?
    Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
    26 min
  • The Fate of Failing Fruit – The Gospel of Matthew, Part 83
    Today’s passage is all about our expectations. Specifically, the expectations God has for those who serve his name. One of the sad truths found throughout the Bible and in some churches today is that the institutions of religion are often barren when it comes to producing fruit God desires. 2 Timothy 3:5  describes this as 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.  So, when we keep in mind the curse Jesus places on the fig tree which did not meet his expectations of producing fruit, the verses in between make more sense. They are all about expectations God has for people of faith.
    Matthew 21:43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
    0 min
  • Jesus’ Big Day – The Gospel of Matthew, Part 82
    When I read the Gospels, I find that Jesus has to restrain himself most of the time. For example, often when he healed a person, he would tell them not to tell anyone. When Mary wanted him to do something about the lack of wine at a wedding he responded by saying that it was not yet his time. When the Pharisees ask questions, he often would give pointed but at the same time, somewhat vague answers. But as the last week before his crucifixion approaches it feels to me that Jesus takes one day to be the Messiah he enjoys being.
    0 min
  • Wise Men Still Seek Him
    At the beginning of the N.T., right after the account of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, the Author of the scriptures brings our attention to an unknown group of wise men from the east. It is not their identity that is important but what they say and do. Their words, “Where is He that is born King of the Jews?” and their perseverance to seek Him, is that which gives the reader, not only of Matthew’s Gospel but of all the Bible direction and purpose in searching the scriptures for Him. Thousands upon Thousands down through the centuries have followed in their tracks and joyfully found Him, Jesus to be Saviour and King, which leads one to say even today, wise men still seek Him.
    0 min
  • The Fourth Sunday of Advent – Joy
    The season of Advent is a journey that begins with a rough start. As a husband myself, I cannot imagine how Joseph was feeling when he and Mary arrived in Bethlehem, night was falling, and he couldn’t find a place for he and Mary to stay. Then she goes into labor, and again, as a person who has been around my wife when giving birth, it is not the sort of thing I would want to experience for the first time, or any time, alone. Then you have Mary going through this whole thing alone for the first time, and I am not capable of even beginning to understand what was going through her heart and mind. Maybe it was all good, but before they went through it there had to be some pretty serious concern. The contrast of the dark of an uncertain night and the relief of sunrise is expressed throughout scripture, when joy comes with the morning.
    Psalm 30:4-5 Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
    0 min
  • The Third Sunday of Advent – Hope
    Hope is a very hard thing to describe. Usually, people think of hope and being the same thing as wishful thinking. For example, we might see a child saying, “I hope I get the new Playstation for Christmas” or “I wish for a new Playstation for Christmas” as pretty much the same thing.
    But it’s not. The basic difference between Hope and a Wish is that a wish is not based on anything, it is just a want whereas hope is based on something, either a person or an event which sets up an expectation. So, do we have that person or event upon which to base out Hope as Christians? Let’s find out!
    0 min

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