121119 – JOHN gets Busy-Luke 3.1-12 Prepare yourselves for a little bit of history, NOT from ME mind you, but from the author, LUKE. TIME has elapsed, and it is now the fifteenth year of the reign of the Roman emperor TIBERIUS. Since he ruled from 14 to 37 CE, it is likely that […]
120719 – Matthew 3. 1-12 I ran across this book about America and our failure to be AWAKE as a nation. And IN IT, I found an illustration that was used by a Southern Baptist preacher. He related an incident that occurred in the late 1800’s. His point was that we DO NOT pay attention, […]
120419 – Matthew 24. 36-44 I very much APPRECIATE a lot of the imagery that comes from the Hebrew Bible. It is usually quite RICH in DESCRIPTION and of an ANCIENT character. Take for example – the famous WATCHTOWERS…yep, that’s where the Jehovah’s Witnesses got the name for their infamous publications…from. They are called “THE” […]
120119 – Matthew 24. 36-44 These Matthean TEXTS are NOT necessarily what people read INTO them. These texts ARE NOT about trying to get a leg up” on the “Second Coming.” When Jesus said, “NO ONE KNOWS.” He meant just that! No one knows, so STOP all the speculation ALREADY! You are just spinning your […]
113019B – Matthew 24, 36-44 As Jesus prepared to meet “his final conflict” of his earthly life he spoke to his followers about “the things” that would come “in the last days” and he delivered a pretty clear message: “GOD is coming at a time you don’t expect, SO Get Ready.” In the course of […]
113019 – Matthew 24. 36-44 They say that Americans are “obsessed with the future”…more so, than the rest of the world. There is “a mindset here.” People want to be “a part of…” They do not want to be “left out…” They want to be “in the know…” People actually follow “WHAT IS TRENDING…” […]
These words of Jesus for the first Sunday In Advent are strange and scary both at the same time. Cosmic signs in the heavens above – danger…fear…foreboding … look out…run…quickly…skedaddle! Not exactly what we would expect when we come to worship in the brand New Year…but here they are, sitting right in front of us. […]
“Apocalyptic” literature that big fifty cent word (again)… refers to the end of times… The literature, itself sounds like a lot of “bad news.” It is not. Nor was it ever meant to be. The intention behind it – is always – “good news.” “God is in charge.” “God is in control.” Relax. Easier said […]
“That a man named John was baptizing” in the wilderness – meant nothing at all. It was even somewhat surprising that people were even talking about it —. It was just the story of “another religious kook”…running around “out in the wilderness-somewhere.” That he was “baptizing men” in the Jordan River raising “no red flags.” […]
Malachi 3.1 says, “See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah 40. 3 says, “A voice cries out: “In the wilderness […]