Ephesians 2:1-10 COMMENTS There is a popular show on TV called The Walking Dead. Although I have never seen an actual episode, the commercial made it clear it is all about the aftermath of an apocalypse and zombies. While the bible does not specifically refer to the unsaved as “zombies” but when we really think … More SUNDAY SERMON SERIES – The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
INTRODUCTION What a year 2020 has been; from COVID to Riots, to a sham election, America (and the world) has seen turmoil like never before yet there has been one constant through it all. It seems like we (yes “Christians” too), would much rather complain, whine and even hold pity parties about it than recall the … More Daily Devotional – Close 2020 and Open 2021
Protoevangelium is the combining word of two Greek words, protos meaning “first” and evangelion meaning “good news” or “gospel”. Genesis 3:15 is commonly referred to as the first mention of the good news of salvation in the Bible and is therefore called the Protoevangelium. The first promise Genesis 3:15 is like the first small spring … More Sunday Sermon Series – The First Promise
HEBREWS 7 CONTEXT Different commentaries breakdown this chapter in various ways.. I tend to agree with Matthew Henry’s which I interpret as follows: v. 1-3 An introduction to Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God v. 4-10 Melchizedek is greater than Abraham v. 11-25 The Levitical Priesthood and Christ The priests and … More Daily Devotional – He is able
Luke 2:1-20 CONTEXT Luke here tells the story of our Savior’s birth. From the decree from Caesar Augustus v.1 that all the Roman world be taxed causing Joseph to take his very pregnant wife to Bethlehem (fulfilling the prophesy of Micah 5:2 and Daniel 9:25). Other notable points of the text: Because everyone had to pay taxes … More Daily Devotional – Silent Night
Anchors of my Faith By Steve Gallagher For many of us, this has been a year of uncertainty, chaos, and confusion. At times it feels like our faith is being attacked from every side. A global pandemic, racial, political, and spiritual division, and unrest all around us all conspire to make us doubt the validity … More Anchors of my Faith
MICAH 5:2 COMMENTS I was greatly surprised to find in my research a number of posts arguing against this being a Prophetic Messianic verse. The vast majority of what I consider established or Old School commentators, would disagree, taking the position it is definitely a verse prophesying about the coming messiah. Here are three links … More Daily Devotional – Underdogs and God?
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact
AMP and RVR 1960 The Way to Approach God CONTEXT: This thanksgiving psalm, which is specifically described as a song, praises God for blessing the land with fertility. Israelites probably used it in a time of harvest. It may also have been a prayer asking for and anticipating God’s blessing. The psalmist begins by praising … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/01/2020
AMP and RVR 1960 “Hope thou in God” As always let us begin with some context: This is the first of the Psalms in the 2nd book of 5 books of Psalms. Most scholars agree that originally Psalm 42 and Psalm 43 were one and when the Hebrew script was translated into Greek (Septuagint) about 200 … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/20/2020
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