From the Beginning to the End Last week while we were in Branson, MO, we went to a Sight & Sound production of Noah. We’ve seen two other productions at the same theater - Samson & Moses. All three of these productions reminded me once again that the Word of God contained in these Scriptures of the Old…

Intro Amos is one of the 12 minor prophets. He prophesied to Isreal and Judah around 760 to 750 B.C. He was not born of a prophet nor was he raised to be a prophet. He was a shepherd that God called and used as a prophet to proclaim the Word of the Lord. As we turn to the Scriptures (mention what you…

Remembering... Do you have trouble remembering? Wracking your brain to think of something you’ve forgotten... Aides to remembering - mnemonic A mnemonic (/nəˈmɒnɪk/, the first "m" is not pronounced) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering)…

Recap Last week we considered the Bearer of this letter to the Ephesian Church and the instructions he had given Tychicus, the message bearer. This beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord was to pass on information about Paul’s circumstances, how we was doing, so that recipients might know…

Introduction Well, we’re finally here - 37 messages + this week and next week and 18 months later we come to the end of Paul’s letter to the church in the area of Ephesus (West Turkey , South of Smyrna (now Izmir ) today. Paul writes a little over 2400 words in Greek; a little over 3000 in English, as…

Introduction We were reminded last week that we are called to be people of the word and people of prayer. Paul says... 18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, With all kinds of prayer…

Introduction For the past few weeks we have been considering this section of Paul’s letter to the church. We have been reminded that there is war going on - our struggle is not against flesh and blood. The battle that we’re in is not one that we have the ability to win in and of ourselves, because our…

Introduction The Call of Matthew or Levi as the Gospel of Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 5: 27-32 refer to him. The call happen in the city of Capernaum. Which is called Jesus’ own city. It can rightly thought of as headquarters for Christ. It is more than likely that the soon to be disciple has seen Jesus performing…

Introduction A little over 75 years ago on August 6, 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force dropped a five-ton uranium gun-type fission bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast was equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT and reduced 4 square miles of the city to ruins immediately…