salvation

Church Words Romans

Church Words: Justification

Justification in the context of the church has a very specific meaning. We don’t use words like justification in everyday speech, but we know it by other phrases that are common in the church: get saved, being saved, forgiven of sins, accepted […]

2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:10 | The Task Ahead

Ever have one of those weeks where the schedule is so full that the calendar is hour by hour events that must be attended, work to be completed, or deadline that overshadows life? Sometimes I wonder how I get myself into these […]

Genesis

Genesis 4:7 | God’s Mercy to a Murderer

God after the fall continued his fellowship with Adam, Eve, and their Children. I imagine that the relationship was similar to that of the days in the garden where God would be present in some form. God’s intent was to build a […]

Christmas Mark

Mark 1:9 | Heavenly Christmas

Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Each of the four gospels give us different details about Jesus. The Gospel of Luke writes of shepherds, he writes of magical stars, he writes of a babe in the manger, and […]

Romans

Romans 4:16 | Faithful Loving Children

There are many promises in the Bible that God made. One of the most important is the promise He gave Abraham about a future nation. Abraham is the father of the Jewish peoples, and they honor him as their patriarch. But God’s […]

Luke

Luke 4:28 | White Hot Wrath

Facts are bright, hot, and painful. Facts can also shape us into who God wants us to be if we will listen. When I was younger, I thought everyone would respond to facts, logic, and reason and I foolishly engaged with anyone […]

Exodus

Exodus 14:14 | Me in My Way

I like to be in control. I avoid organizations that require me to submit to some kind of leadership structure. The idea that I would submit to God seems nice but in practical terms is hard. I would struggle to be part […]

Exodus

Exodus 12:11 | Door to Mercy

God is faithful and just for forgive. Mercy is available but one of the most fearful, memorable, and horrifying judgments by God is found in the final plague against Egypt. Moses at the direction of God demanded that Egypt let the Hebrew […]

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:5 | Full Assurance

Jesus saves. It is not just a slogan. It is a truth. I want to look at Jesus saving and what is involved. Paul in his letter to the Thessalonian church tells them he knows they are saved by Jesus. because our […]

Acts

Acts 4:12 | Focused Courage

If asked to describe yourself in one word what word would be used? If others described you what word would be used? At a funeral today for a relative that I did not know as closely as I would have liked there […]