Micah 6:8: “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” “Require” is a strong word. A synonym would be “demand.” What does the Lord “demand” of you? Act justly Love mercy Walk […]
Genesis chapter 3 records the fall of man in the garden of Eden when the serpent tempted Eve by asking her “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’? First of all, he twisted what God had told Adam and Eve. God told them they could eat of any
We expect there to be divisions in the world, but when it creeps into the church, that’s another thing. Many times in Scripture we are told that we are one in Christ. The prayer that Jesus prayed before he went to the cross expresses his heart’s desire for believers: “I have given them the glory
Two weeks ago, Pastor Ben brought a message about fear and anxiety. The first thing that popped into my mind was a phrase, “Fear has torment.” 1 John 4:18 says “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect
Do to Other Matthew 7:12: “In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Just about everyone knows this Scripture in some form that is known as the “Golden Rule.” When I was a very young person, I had a discussion with
Eph. 2:14 NLT “For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when in his own body on the cross he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.” Racial divisions are nothing new. All through the Old Testament we read how one group of people would
Last Sunday we celebrated Pentecost Sunday which commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit for the first time and the birth of the New Testament Church. The disciples and other believers, a total of 120, were gathered in an upper room praying and waiting, compliant with the last instruction Jesus had given them. “Do not
We are told 12 times in the New Testament to love one another and love for each other is referred to six more times. Not only that, we are told to love our neighbor; and if that wasn’t command enough, we are told to love our neighbors as ourselves!! What does it mean to love
The Book of Ruth There was a famine in Bethlehem, so Elimelech decided to move his family (his wife and two sons) from Bethlehem, his home town, to the country of Moab. We aren’t told the name of the particular town or village where they settled. There was provision there so they settled in. We
1 Kings 17:1-24 It was mid-morning, actually past time to prepare something for her little son to eat. But she thought if she waited a while, what he ate might help keep him from being too hungry by the end of the end of the day. But he was crying and asking for something to