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Suffering

The Resurrection and the Life

September 18, 2022

Here we see why Jesus didn’t come when Mary and Martha wanted Him to come.  Here we see disappointment transformed to delight.  Jesus didn’t do for them what they wanted. He did so much more. They needed hope, and Jesus gave them hope. They needed comfort and Jesus gave them comfort. They wanted healing, but Jesus gave them something better, when He called Lazarus forth from the grave, He put to end our greatest fear, the fear of death.

Matthew: God Bless Those The World Hates

January 18, 2021

Rejoice when others see you as worthy to be attacked.  Rejoice that you resemble Jesus.  Be glad that your life reveals a genuine faith in Jesus.  And rejoice and be glad for the glory of God rests on you. The world may hate you, insult you and even seek to destroy you, but the world can never take away the joy you have in Christ.

Life in the Story of God: The Battle Begins

May 16, 2018

Because they feared God more than Pharaoh, they did a beautiful and splendid thing. In fact, that’s what their names mean:  Shiphrah means “beautiful one” and Puah means “splendid one.”  Here then, is the first act of civil disobedience.  Pharaoh gave them a direct order, and they disobeyed it. Pharaoh was the most powerful man in the world. He could have them executed with the wave of a hand.  But Shiphrah and Puah dared risk their lives for the babies, all because they feared God.

The Story of God: Paradise Lost

April 12, 2016

We live today with the consequences of the Fall. But God’s story is not over. This is what God would have us see today: That God reversed the consequences of our sin with Jesus! When Adam and Eve sinned paradise was lost, but with the sacrifice of Jesus God’s presence can be found. That’s the hope that remains for a world without peace, where life is hard and paradise is lost.