When we read all 4 gospels we see an amazingly calm scene on resurrection morning. Not chaotic. Clothes are folded. Stone is rolled away. Angel sits and waits. God was…
The Passover foreshadowed the crucifixion. First Fruits, which happened on the Sunday after Passover, foreshadows Jesus' resurrection, which guarantees our own when we know Christ. In the First Fruits, God…
During 2021 we will celebrate a biblical feast when it lands on the calendar. Israel's Spring feasts all fall within a one week period so this Sunday is Passover, April…
What does the Holy Spirit's coming? How does the miraculous speaking in tongues signify a new beginning and a reversal of an old curse? The resurrection of Jesus changes everything.
Jesus is about to leave and His anxious disciples wonder if He is now going to restore the kingdom to Israel, as promised in the Old Testament. Jesus assures His…
This week marked one of Israel's feasts, the Feast of Purim. What is Purim? We find out in the book of Esther. What significance does it have for the follower…
John explains to his readers that one believes in Jesus should show others the kind of love Jesus and God have shown them. Sacrificial, selfless, others-first kind of love with…
Paul concludes his last letter with a desire to see people and encourage those he knows to finish well as he did. How do we finish well ourselves? When we…
Jesus explains to His disciples that God is in the process of preparing hearts to receive His Son even when we don't see His preparation work. As the Samaritans approach…