SCRIPTURE: Acts 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off–for all whom the Lord our God will…
spiritual heart transplant needed
SCRIPTURE: Acts 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:5] The book of Exodus finishes with the tabernacle being ‘baptized’ (filled, covered, anointed) by the glory cloud that represented God [Exodus 40:34-38]. God’s presence and power among them led and empowered them through the…
the Spirit of glory
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 40 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. [John 14:16-17] The…
dressed like Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 39 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. [Matthew 6:28-29] What a lot of attention is given in Exodus 38-39 to the temple…
videos to make you think
So here are two videos, one by a Christian who hates “religion”, and the second by a Muslim who challenges the Christian view of Jesus. Each one makes you think, each one provokes a response. I would love your comments! This first one is by a Christian… This next one is by a Muslim…
a little boy’s explanation of God
I got this as an email forward, kind of cute, whether it’s real or not… This was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to ‘explain God.’ EXPLANATION OF GOD ‘One of God’s main jobs is making people….
moth and rust and thieves
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 38 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [Mathew 6:19-20] Moses provides us with a…
enjoying God’s furniture
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 37 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. [Mark 2:27-28]. As I read this list of furnishings being made for the tabernacle, I think about a high school friend whose mother kept the living…
more than enough
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 36 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well [Matthew 6:33]. If we put God first, He will provide everything we need to fulfill His purpose. The “all these things” that Jesus refers to are the daily things we think we need to…
preach it sister!
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. [Isaiah 11:6] An inspiring moment, yet has anything changed in 20 years?