Messages

"Remember Jesus Christ 1. ""Risen from the dead"" - He is your example of suffering and triumph 2. ""The offspring of David"" - the Davidic King seated at the right hand of God, conquers all enemies, gives peace and rest to the household of God 3. ""As preached in my gospel"" - you will be inclined and tempted to forget the Jesus and what he accomplished, for us, as is written in the scripture Are we abiding in Christ, remembering him, daily? Apart from him, we can do nothing. If you want to be faithful to Jesus Christ, remember Jesus Christ. As a husband, a wife, a brother or sister in Christ, we would do well to remember Jesus and wash one another's feet. Ask yourself, about your brethren, ""How can I wash your feet?"""

We will be exploring the grace of the life and ministry of Jesus through the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, starting with the opposition. We should be aware and able to interact with the opposition when it comes to Jesus and the Gospels.

We will be exploring the grace of the life and ministry of Jesus through the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Harmony - conflate all 4 gospels into 1, make 1 gospel out of all 4, and reads nice, but is not the best way to read them together Synopsis - 4 columns, where material is shared, you see it next to the others (recommend Kurt Aland's Synopsis of the Gospels [English]) Common Features and Characteristics of the Gospels

In contrast to Ahaz, his son Hezekiah was a good example of hoping in God. We too, like Hezekiah, can face death with the assurance we have of the promises of God in Christ. This is the determining factor for our hope: The Love of Christ.

The history of the miraculous saving work of Yahweh should have been in the mind of Ahaz, but it wasn't. He falsely trusted in man, who failed him, rather than God. Our Hope in God stretches beyond the immediate conflict. We dull our hearts too much with the things of this world. Seek him, in his word, and ask God to awaken a sense of wonder and who he is and his wonderful works.

Motherhood is integral to fulfill God's plan for humanity, and it is a blessing from God. Motherhood is both unique and complimentary in its role with fatherhood in shaping the life of a child.

Psalm 33:13-17 expounds hope misplaced, exhibited in Ahaz, king of Judah. Ahaz, a wicked king, relies upon men instead of Yahweh, even as Isaiah comes to him with a word from the Lord in gracious mercy offering to deliver him.

The only right response to our God is to sing and shout praise to him! We should not fear because our powerful, good, sovereign God rules over the nations! He has the power and desire to put things right. Always remember and think upon the big picture in the midst of our mundane, difficult, treacherous lives; our good God is on his throne, ruling and reigning.

The disciples did not understand that Jesus had to suffer and die, even though he told them multiple times. They did not understand that the Messiah had to be a suffering servant in order to atone for sin because they did not realize that sin within them was their biggest enemy! Sin was the biggest obstacle to God's kingdom coming and reigning, not Rome, not external circumstances or people. Our problem is within ourselves! And once his disciples saw Jesus resurrected, they transformed from cowards full of fear into witnesses bold as lions, all because they knew Jesus was alive in power. We too should be bold, assured by the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, to witness to the world of his gospel and the kingdom of God.