“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.”Luke 2:1-4...  Read More

“And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered ...  Read More

“In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”Luke 1:39-42Christmas ...  Read More

"And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:38A lot of ink has been spilt trying to decide why Mary was chosen to be the mother of our Lord over and above every other woman to be born in the course of history. This question has haunted scholars as they try to determine what made her so special. I will tell...  Read More

“And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.”Luke 1:35I have this terrible habit of self-reliance. I tend to think if that if I want something done right, I have to do it myself. This is simply not the case. I do some things well, but for many things, there ar...  Read More

“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel,...  Read More

“And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end...  Read More

“The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.”Revelation 9:20Does God want a relationship with me? This is a burning question in our hearts. I believe that there is a burning desire inside of us to be in relationship or...  Read More

“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.”Luke 1:26-29Many ...  Read More

As has just been said: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in rebellion.”Hebrews 3:15One of the biggest arguments among entire denominations of Christians is whether God still speaks today. Does He communicate with us personally or does He only communicate with us through his written word? The God of the Bible most certainly speaks through his written word. No true ...  Read More

“But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt;”Jude 20-22In his short letter, Jude packs a lot of powerful ideas. One of the most powerful, is the idea of praying in the Holy Spirit. Now for someone who ...  Read More

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”2nd Timothy 1:6-7Whenever Christmas approaches, my kids get really excited. The mailers come in and the kids immediately grab them and start making their “wish lists.” They spend hours staring at the differe...  Read More

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”Ephesians 4:1-3In these last days, I believe there is a call from the Spirit of God to his church to find unity. Paul’s plea to the ...  Read More

My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.Proverbs 4:20–23Can words heal people? You bet they can. When speaking of healing and our desire to become healthy and whole...  Read More

“Oh that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.”Malachi 1:10Recently I heard someone describe sacrifices as “the way we draw near to God.” In the Old Testament, they would sacrifice an animal on the altar in order to draw close to God. In the N...  Read More

"Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts."Zechariah 1:3Everything God does is based in relationship. He desires relationship with you. He seeks it out. When you look at the theme for the Bible, it's a book built upon relationship - God's relationship with man.In the Old Testament, Israel constant...  Read More

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”John 7:38When Jesus met with the Samaritan woman at the well, one of the promises he made to her is that he could give her living water and that should would never thirst again. He made this promise at a well, where she would daily have to draw water from in order to survive in this hot climate...  Read More

"I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back an...  Read More

"Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?"Psalm 6:4-5Often we find ourselves in the same place as David, we are surrounded by our troubles. What are the things that are troubling you today? Where have you found anxiety in your heart?David spent years in hiding, fearing for his life. H...  Read More

"O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long?"Psalm 6:1-3For some people, they have trouble seeing that God, as seen in the person of Jesus, could be wrathful. They see a disconnect between the Old Testament and the New. I...  Read More

‌If you want to study into this theological subject, there are two different terms that are used to describe what is called the Lord’s Supper, The Last Supper, the Lord’s table, etc. Here’s the first. ‌Eucharist‌The Eucharist is typically what those in the high church calls this meal. The word Eucharist is a derivative of a greek word found in our text today. The text says in verse 19 that after J...  Read More

“Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.” Psalm 50:3Does God still speak today? Or is this some sort of New Age idea that has infiltrated the church? Many bible teachers in the west teach that God does not speak directly to people any longer, but only speaks to us now through the written word of God. God most certainly speaks to us thro...  Read More

“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ They were startled and frightened thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” Luke 24:36-39Jesus promis...  Read More

“…’I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God…”Revelation 3:1-2Could you imagine reading your obituary in the newspaper? You open up the paper, flip to the back where the obituary’s are and all of a sudden, you see your name! There it is in bla...  Read More