Jesus Christ was never an afterthought due to sin, nor was He picked from among others in heaven. The Son in God’s purpose for us! An awesome study!

“God sent His Son; they called Him Jesus…” The first few words of a beloved hymn. How thankful this world should be that God did so—His will and His plan through His Son for us.

Can you imagine anyone objecting to mercy by refusing to extend mercy? We may want it, but are we one to grant mercy to others. We look closer at a parable of Jesus about mercy.

Speaking of Christ, “And He is the Head of the body, the church…” What a powerful scripture, yet simple and easy to embrace. Head, Body, Church—beautiful!

If anyone declines mercy, something is wrong. We all need mercy and we need to extend mercy. A special parable of our Lord teaches us the power of mercy.

How thankful for God’s grace unto everyone! Sadly not everyone will accept His grace, but for those that do there is nothing better.

The apostle Paul speaks of God’s goodness and severity (Rom. 11:22). One does not want to think about the wrath and vengeance of God, but we must know His word to avoid His wrath.

How dangerous and quite simply, how bad is sin…how severe it is, but how thankful we are for God’s provisions to address sin through Jesus.

We make choices every day; some good and some not so good. Let’s learn of three Biblical characters and their choices to be reminded of making good choices.

Simple words of Jesus among a powerful storm set forth a pattern for our lives when troubles and problems arise. Let’s “be of good cheer” when Jesus is near.