Monthly Archives: April 2011

“When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread.”  (John 21:9)  One of the resurrections stories tells of Christ fixing breakfast for the disciples!  What a beautiful thought.  Cosmic power and concern for practical things.  The fourth petition of the Lord’s prayer (give us this [...]

“Be doers of the word, not merely hearers.”  (James 1:22)  The great design of God in His word is to make us doers of His will.  What we DO is our witness to others.  “They will see your good works and glorify your Father”  (Matthew 5:16)  What we DO is proof to God of our genuine [...]

Does God govern your life?  Are your attitudes and actions set by a vital, powerful, daily encounter with the LIVING Lord?  The second petition of the Lord’s prayer asks for God’s kingdom to come.  We ask for God’s government of our lives to become more and more obvious with every passing day.  This coming Sunday, we will study John [...]

“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as LORD and believe in your heart that God RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, you will be saved”.  (Romans 10:9)  Apart from the resurrection, “Jesus is Lord” is an empty declaration.  If He is not alive, Jesus CANNOT be our Lord.  If He is alive He MUST be our Lord.  [...]

“He leads ME in the paths of righteousness for HIS OWN NAME’S SAKE”. (Psalm 23)  The first petition of the Lord’s prayer is that all men  may hallow God’s name.  It is an evangelistic prayer.  It is, also, a prayer for ourselves through whom lost people are to come to know God’s name and nature.  We are part of God’s equation!  A dead church cannot preach a [...]

When Thomas encountered the resurrected Lord, he said, “My Lord and my GOD”. (John 20:28)  He worshipped Christ.  He “hallowed the name”.  It should be our daily prayer that all men do the same.  Predicting the cross, Jesus said, “If I be lifted up, I will draw ALL men to myself.” (John 12:32) No one was left out!  No loss [...]

Today is a day of New Dreams.  When Christ rose from the grave He gave the first disciples a new first priority. “That I might know Him and the power of His resurrection” (Philippians 3) was Paul’s dream.  It must be ours as well.  If Jesus is alive, He MAY be known.  If Jesus is alive, He MUST be known.  No [...]

“that through death he might. . .deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.”  (Hebrews 2:15)   On Saturday of Holy Week, we remember that Jesus was dead.  He  never leads us into darker rooms than He, Himself, has gone.  Having tasted death Himself, He can support us while we taste it. He can [...]

“He Himself partook of the same things (flesh and blood), that THROUGH DEATH He might DESTROY the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil”.  (Hebrews 2:14) Today is Good Friday.  Good because the Lord’s death on the cross was a GREAT VICTORY.  With spiritual eyes, we see through the injustice and cruelty of the [...]

On Thursday of His last week, Jesus met with the disciples in the upper room.  How sweet to think of Him desiring time with us as He did with them!   Later in the night, He went to Gethsemane for prayer.  Gethsemane is proof that Jesus is truly man.  Like us, He wants to avoid suffering if [...]