“…until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13) This is the point of being connected to Jesus. It brings us together to share in one faith ...

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 We ...

“For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” (Romans 6:5) The thing that makes Christianity different than other religions is the fact that we are connected to the one who is the author ...

But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) If you have spent much time around Protestants then you have most likely heard people say things like, “Saved by grace,” or “Justified by faith,” or “you can’t earn your ...

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16) For the entire month ahead we’re going to focus on some key insights from Paul’s letter to the ...

“Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.” Acts 14:15 The verse above comes from a longer story ...

God’s voice said to him (Peter) again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” (Acts 10:15) Have you ever sensed that God wanted you to do something that you didn’t want to do? In the verse above, God is instructing Peter to eat foods ...

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I ...

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. (Matthew 28:9) The resurrection of Jesus is not something we expect. It isn’t something that we can explain either. But once we encounter the risen Christ the instinct to worship ...

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna ...

“Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” (Matthew 25:13) There is much in scripture that talks about readiness and alertness. There is much in life that distracts us and makes it hard for us to be alert and ready. This tension between readiness and reality ...

“Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.”  Matthew 22:9 The verse above is from another puzzling parable that Jesus tells to help us understand who God is and how God works. In the story a king has prepared a wedding ...