(John 10:27-30) Jesus said: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all;...
(John 6: 60-69) Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you? “What then if you should see the Son...
The Appearance on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35). Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and...
Hallowed Be Thy Name This phrase seems simple enough to understand and doesn’t appear to require any explanation. But let’s give one anyway. I think that it is safe to say that we all agree that the person of God Himself is holy. He is sacred and pure. He...
Which Art in Heaven Heaven – The home of God our Father. It is a realm beyond this world, outside of our three dimensional time and space. It is where the throne of God resides. Acts 7:48-49 “48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as...
Our Father The opening address of the what we call The Lord’s Prayer calls on the name of the Father. When Jesus said, “Our Father,” He was making a declarative statement. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. God is, after all, the progenitor, the...
Where do you look for God? Where can He be found? We have a tendency to go to God for big things and we expect great and wondrous things from him. We Ask God for physical healing, a job, a home, love, financial stability, and we look for dramatic...
The Bible is an ancient book. The first five books, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy were written by Moses some 3000 years ago and is known as the Pentateuch. The entire Bible contains 66 books and was written by about 40 authors. The King James Version was assembled...
Philippians 2:3 “Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” I recently finished a book titled Leadership and Self-Deception (getting out of the box) from The Arbinger Institute. It was published by Berrett Koehler. This is the...
What is the meaning of life? Why am I here? What is my purpose? What am I supposed to be doing? These are questions that we all ask ourselves at some point in our lives. Often it is late in high school or early in our college years. So...