Pastor’s Blog
The Blessed Trinity
Matthew 3:13-17 Suggested further reading: Mt 28:18-20; 2 Cor 13:14; Rev 1:4-5 The presence of the three Persons of the Trinity is seen: God the Son who is baptized, God the Spirit who descends as a dove upon Him, and God the Father who speaks from heaven. Here we...
Our Lord Was Baptized!
Matthew 3:13-17 Suggested further reading: Acts 6:30-34 Our Lord highly esteemed water baptism! When a Jewish priest began his office at the age of thirty, he was washed with water. When our great High Priest began His greater work, He was publicly baptized. Jesus...
Judgment Day: Rewards and Retribution
Luke 3:15-20 Suggested further reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 There will be a solemn separation on Judgment Day. The unerring justice of the King of kings will divide the wheat from the chaff - an eternal separation. This is no trivial doctrine! It makes our...
A Faithful Minister but an Effective Savior
Luke 3:15-18 Suggested further reading: Acts 10:44-48; 15:7-11. One of many goals of a Biblical ministry is to cause people to think. A great step towards conversion is taken when people begin to think deeply and seriously. A casual thoughtlessness about God is one of...
Repents Means Change of Behavior
Luke 3:8-14 Suggested further reading: James 2:14-26 John uses some strong words to correct the common assumption that having a relationship with godly people can save us. This strongly held assumption grows easily in the fertile ground of the fallen and sinful nature...
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...


