Most of Jerusalem slept soundly, while their religious leaders may have had satisfied smiles on their faces. But fear, shock, and confusion permeated the hearts of the Lord’s disciples. They were stupefied and in mourning because of His death. None of them believed in His resurrection.
And while they all mourned, John reported the dedicated weeping of Mary Magdalene. Read More »Why Do You Weep?
From triumph to travesty may well describe our Savior’s entry into the city—until He triumphed for us on the cross.
Yes, our Savior rode into Jerusalem to die the death of the cross. How many of those who gathered that day to welcome the King of Glory would soon turn on Him and demand His death?
Jesus rode into town on “a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Matthew 21:5). Read More »From Triumph to Travesty—to Triumph!
The words “Let us draw near” are probably familiar to us from hearing them many times at the beginning of the liturgy in the Sunday… Read More »“LET US DRAW NEAR…”
“Pastor, I don’t know; I just don’t know,” the elderly congregation member told me as I sat down for a visit. I had heard it… Read More »This I Know
Lord God, teach us to leave all our worries in Your hands, for Jesus’ sake. Amen. ObamaCare–the Affordable Care Act: have you heard anything about… Read More »God’s Affordable (Free) Care Act
Very often we remember what we’d like to forget and forget what we’d like to remember. I can clearly remember specific events in my childhood…
yet I’m unable to remember a single event from an entire year.
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The 22nd Psalm concludes with these words:
“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You” (v. 27).
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When people are looking for a good book or e-book to buy and read, they may look over the New York Times Best Seller list.
While there are critics who claim this particular Book should be listed in the fiction genre, there should be no question that it is non-fiction.
Simply because a book is on the Best Seller list doesn’t mean it is worth purchasing and reading. For example, one review of the best selling book Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly reports that the author makes the bogus claim that the reason Jesus was killed by the Romans is that He was interfering with the cash flow of tax money (Read what Jesus says in the Gospel record about paying taxes to the Roman government, Matthew 22:21).
The Holy Spirit’s Perfect Book
It contains historical writings,
selections of poetry, and words of prophecy.
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It boasts a collection of twenty-one letters and four
Gospels telling about the life of a certain Jewish rabbi.
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It was written in two languages by numerous authors
over a span of sixteen centuries.
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PERSPICUITY: The most important doctrine you’ve never heard of Pastor Paul Naumann • Tacoma, Washington “Well, that’s your interpretation!” Sadly, this is how the conversation… Read More »PERSPICUITY
It won’t be long before red hearts decorate the landscape in businesses around town. It’s another opportunity for kids to eat candy. It’s called “Valentine’s… Read More »Real Love
