Pastor’s Blog
A Honest Speaking Preacher
Luke 3:7-9 Suggested further reading: Luke 13:1-5 John made a great impact on his generation as even Jesus noted in Matthew 11:11. Let us note the character of John’s ministry. John spoke with a holy boldness. He spoke openly and forcefully of the hidden and highly...
Repent!
Luke 3:1-6 Suggested further reading: Luke 13:1-5 Note the connection between repentance and forgiveness. John demands that those who have repented and received the forgiveness of their sins express their repentance in the ritual of water baptism. Baptism does not...
A Man of God Against His Times
Luke 3:1-6 Suggest further reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-18 The world is always controlled by Satan and evil (often called human good). But it was extremely wicked when Christ came into this world! Our passage lists a few of the political rulers when the ministry of...
A Pre-teen Teaches Us an Example
Luke 2:41-52 Suggest further reading: Matthew 10:34-42 Even at the age of 12, Jesus teaches us a godly example. For four days after leaving Jerusalem, He was separated from His parents. For three days they anxiously searched for Him. They finally found Him in the...
Teamwork
Luke 2:41-52 Suggest Further Reading: Ephesians 5:22-33 We can learn from the conduct of Joseph and Mary. They regularly honored God’s appointed ordinances and they honored them together. The distance from Nazareth to Jerusalem was about eighty miles—a long distance...
Our Lord Knows Sorrow and Is Humble
Matthew 2:13-23 Suggested further reading: Philippians 2:1-8 Jesus was “a man of sorrows”, even in infancy because trouble begins for Him as soon as He is born. Herod seeks to kill him, and His father is obliged to take Him away by night and flee to safety. This was a...
Christ Overcomes Human Greatness
Luke 2:13-25 Suggested further reading: Psalm 146 Sadly, the rich and powerful of this world often perceives Christ as irrelevant to be safely ignored, or as an annoyance to be tolerated, and, for some, even a threat to removed. Here we see that no sooner than Christ...
What a Difference Faith Makes
Matthew 2:1-12 Suggested further reading: Hebrews 11:32-38 What large-hearted faith and commitment did these “wise men” show! The work required to prepare themselves to leave the comforts of home did not stop them. The weariness (traveling by camel) and dangers (from...
Knowledge Misused
Luke 2:1-12 Suggested further reading: Matthew 11:20-30. Here we see that true servants of God may be in unexpected places — like these wise men. They are as little known to us as Melchizedek, Jethro or Job. But they are in the book of life and will be with Jesus at...