Bible Study

John

John 5:24 | Darkness Before the Light

This week my own world overlapped with a tragic event, a death that has altered my summer plans. This tragedy has provided an opportunity for reflection on life, suffering, and if God is just. Why does God allow bad things to happen? […]

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John 18:3 | Jesus Your Will not my Sword

The end is drawing close and all that Jesus has been preparing the disciples for is coming to a conclusion. Judas having become disillusioned and realizing that Jesus was not going to make him wealthy has traded Jesus in for silver. But what […]

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John 16:13 | The Perfect Helper

Jesus knew exactly what he was doing when he was executing his earthly ministry. He was spending time with his Father and because of that he knew the mission. His disciples are clueless and are surprised by every big move Jesus made. […]

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:3 | Justified before the King

How does God judge us? When God judges he looks at more than our actions. God has a record of all our actions. But those actions are not the final determining factor we are judged on. We are judged on our thoughts […]

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Matthew 21:12 | Angry Jesus

Jesus overturning the tables of the money changers and the driving out the merchants selling pigeons for sacrifices is a controversial moment in the Bible. Many memes and misunderstandings have come from this part of scripture to justify bad behavior. Others have […]

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Matthew 19:6 | Divorce 3 Reasons

Divorce is not a topic that anyone should want to dwell on but it is an unfortunate reality. If people are involved in something then it is going to messy and broken at times. Marriage is no different. This post will focus […]

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Matthew 18:7 | Woes to the World

Rarely does the church discuss the woes that Jesus gave out. The church only wants to focus on the love of Christ but it was not always that way. Leading up to the revolutionary period in American history Johnathan Edwards preached a […]

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Matthew 17:2 | Transfiguration

One of the more miraculous events recorded in the gospels is that if the transfiguration of Jesus on a mountain top. The event is described as Jesus, Moses, and Elijah hanging out and having a discussion. What they talked about is not […]

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Matthew 16:4 | Sign of Jonah

Jonah is one of the most interesting Old Testament prophecy books. What makes Jonah so interesting is the depths of effort God goes to move Jonah to a non-Jewish nation. Jonah does not want to preach repentance to his enemies. Everyone knows […]

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Matthew 15:18 | Clean Hearts

Cleanliness is next to Godliness is an old church saying. Is it actually in the Bible? No, but in Matthew Chapter 15 we find the Pharisees challenging Jesus and the disciples on why they break the Jewish traditions by not washing their […]