Bread or Stone
Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? - Matthew 7:9 ESV There was a day when if you wanted to relate to the Lord God, your only choice was the law written in stone,...
View Article100 Billion X – #WorshipWednesday
It's a great day to lift our voices in worship. Here's something fresh from Hillsong United, performed here by Amanda Cook and the Bethel Worship team. I'm really loving this one. Don't miss the Lyrics...
View ArticleSpeak the Word Only…
Check out this great post about the power of our words by my friend Ginny Wilcox. ROMANS 4:17 ‘…even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.” Words have impact...
View ArticleServants of the Word
Have you ever had one of those—Wait—What?—moments while reading the Bible. If you’ve been in the faith for a while it’s likely you know what I mean. It’s especially fun when it happens in verses you’ve...
View ArticleAnother Beatitude
"And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord." - Luke 1:45 NASB Mary was pregnant. She was not yet married. The baby was not the product...
View ArticleBut…How did the ground get holy?
Then He said, "Do not come near here; remove your sandalsfrom your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." - Exodus 3:5 NASB Ground—it’s made of dirt—you know—soil. It’s composed...
View ArticleSigns – Introduction
I spent this last week at Global Awakening’s Voice of the Apostles conference in Lancaster PA. By our best reckoning, this was the 8th or 9th time Corinne (my wife) and I have attended the VOA...
View ArticleMary’s Imperative – #Signs – Episode 1
John records several signs with the intention of leading us to faith in Jesus. Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;...
View ArticleA Wedding To Remember – An Encounter With Jesus
When did I know for sure? I can still remember the day—the day my suspicions about Jesus shifted to confidence—the day the light dawned in my heart and I knew that I knew God’s chosen Messiah stood...
View ArticleMy Son Is At The Point of Death – #Signs—Episode 2
A royal official hears that Jesus is back in Cana. Perhaps he had been at the wedding, or met someone who had been. In any case, he comes to Jesus because his son is sick and near death. Not only had...
View ArticleYour Son Lives – An Encounter With Jesus
A Royal Official “Just go, and go now before it’s too late,” my wife said when she realized Jesus was our only hope. My son was sick—dying really—and the doctors gave us no hope. They couldn’t even...
View ArticleReckless Love – #WorshipWednesday
I fell in love with this song at the Voice of the Apostles conference a few weeks back. There was a team from Bethel Church leading worship in the evenings and this was a new song to me. Written by...
View ArticleThe Pool of Bethesda – #Signs – Episode 3
We come today, to the pool of Bethesda. Here we see something that, by today’s standards—western standards at least—seems bizarre. Our story is in John 5:1-9 This pool—the name means House of Loving...
View ArticleGod’s Last Word
A simple thought for today. In Matthew 3, Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan and God the Father shows up. He has something to say. and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved...
View ArticleThe WHO of the Gospel
I ran into some red letters this morning—no big surprise there. It was right at the top of Matthew 11. You may be familiar with this moment in Jesus’ life. John the Baptist is in prison, and, OK, that...
View ArticleWalking on Water
I’ve known this story as long as I can remember. I’m sure it’s not new to you either, but if you don’t know it, you can check it out here in Matthew 14 starting at verse 22. It follows the feeding of...
View ArticleHoly and Glorious
Yesterday, I heard this phrase. “Prepare a habitation for Me.” It was in a podcast I was listening too, but it came to me as a Word from the Lord to my heart. "Let them construct a sanctuary for Me,...
View ArticleA Habitation of Praise
When I was a kid we sang a song in Sunday school. It lived in the top 40 of Sunday school songs for decades. Back in the day, we often sang what we called “choruses” and many of them were Bible verses...
View ArticleHabitation of Praise
Yesterday, I said there was more for the believer who pressed in toward God through praise. Some scoff at the idea more or less of God’s presence. They contend that if you have salvation you have all...
View ArticleA Place Prepared
Today, I want to ponder a possibility. I might get a little teachy, but grab a cup of your favorite beverage and sip while I offer my proposition. I believe it will be worth it. My pondering will, no...
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