Daniel 1:1-7OpportunityDaniel, along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, were carried away to Babylon when Babylon besieged Jerusalem. Their names were changed and they were to be retrained in an attempt to transform them from Hebrews to Babylonians.This did not work.Instead, this situation would actually be an opportunity for God to accomplish his purposes.Are you currently facing a difficult si...  Read More

The Lord’s SupperI have thoroughly enjoyed our “Memorials” series in our devotionals.  Our last in this series of memorials is the Lord’s Supper.  Jesus had sent Peter and John ahead to make preparations for the Passover meal.  He gave them specific, yet miraculous, instructions on where to go and from whom they should secure a guest room for them to use.  Jesus fervently desired to eat this Passo...  Read More

May 28, 2020The PassoverThe Passover is found in Exodus 12.  God commanded the Israelites to take an unblemished lamb, kill it, and take the blood from it and place it on the door frame of the house.Each family member had to stand in the door frame, dressed and ready for travel, and eat the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.The reason behind this was that God was going to pass through du...  Read More

RainbowsGood Wednesday morning, church!In Genesis 9:12-17, we read of a different kind of memorial.  The memorial is the rainbow, and it is a reminder that God would never again destroy the world by a flood.In these verses, the rainbow is described as a token of the covenant.  The word “token” comes from a Hebrew word which means a signal, monument, or evidence of the covenant between God and all ...  Read More

May 26, 2020Stones of RemembranceJoshua 4:4-7God realizes that we often forget what He has done for us.In Deuteronomy 6:12, Moses issued a final warning to Israel just before they entered the promised land: “Be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”As we said yesterday, the Hebrew meaning of the word for memorial is “to remember.”  Given...  Read More

MemorialsColossians 1:19-20Today is Memorial Day.  This is a day when we honor the military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Truly, we are forever grateful for those who sacrificed so much to gain and preserve America’s freedom.A few years ago, I preached a sermon where I showed pictures of war memorials, some famous and some lesser known.  I then shifted that fo...  Read More

ConfessRomans 10:9After I have admitted I am a sinner and believe Christ is the only Savior, I must confess Christ as my Savior.In other words, it is not enough to believe Christ is the Savior, I must confess him as my Savior.Let me share these verses with you. Each one calls us to personally confess Christ as our Savior.Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith...  Read More

BelieveJohn 3:16Eternal life is a gift from God that we receive when we believe only in Christ as our Savior.Yesterday we began our brief series on how to have eternal life. You remember the first step to receive eternal life from God is to admit you are a sinner.Scripture tells us our sin separates us from God. If we continue through life not receiving Christ as Savior, we are already separated f...  Read More

AdmitRomans 3:10-11,23The Bible teaches that there is only one way to eternal life. This one way is through accepting Christ as your Savior.The first step to receive Christ as your Savior is to admit you are a sinner.Scripture teaches that all people are sinners.The simple definition of sin is disobedience to God.This means that all people are disobedient to God.Even the best person or the most re...  Read More

Philippians 2:9-11LordshipPhilippians 2:9-11 (NIV) - 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Jesus is Lord.Jesus himself taught that he is the Lord. He said, “Yo...  Read More

Philippians 2:8ObediencePhilippians 2:8 (NIV) – “And being found in humble appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!”Obedience follows the example of Christ. It is God’s desire for every Christian.The first step of obedience is to trust Christ as our Savior.I believe your obedience to God is an encouragement to other believers to also obey God. I...  Read More

Philippians 2:5-7ServantWhen they hear the word “servant”, some people mistakenly think of a person who performs menial tasks that are beneath their dignity.Jesus corrected our misunderstanding of what it means to be a servant.Jesus is our greatest example of a servant. He completely obeyed the Father, even dying on the cross to provide our salvation.So, following the example of Jesus, a servant i...  Read More