The voice from the wilderness
Luke 3 Are you in the wilderness? What is it like? It is a quiet place apart from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.…
Decisions Decisions
Matthew 1: Put yourself in Jospeh’s shoes. He just learned that his fiancee is pregnant, and he knows it is not from him! Joseph was…
A Crisis of Belief Has Consequences
Luke 1; John 1:1-14 Malachi has passed off the scene, and 400 years of silence have taken place. The people have waited for the Messenger…
What do you love?
Malachi 1-4 Malachi, Malachi, what are you telling me? You are telling me the same thing Jeremiah has told me in chapter 3 of his…
Fickle or Faithful? Wishy Washy or Steadfast?
Nehemiah 11-13, Ps 126: As we close this book, we are reminded that God is sovereign. He sees and knows all that is going on,…
How to Handle Naysayers
Nehemiah 6-7 Nehemiah, the king’s cupbearer, had been given permission to return to Jerusalem. He knew from being in the king’s presence that day after…
What rules you? Fear or Trust?
Nehemiah 1-5 God’s Answer Nehemiah is a profile in courage and determination, but before he spoke, he had spent hours in prayer. This shows us…
Prepare but also Pray
Ezra 7-10 What would you ask for if you sat under a king and had lived in exile for several years? One king asked that…
God Protects & Delivers
Esther 6-10 As we have been studying, one theme continues to repeat itself. The people of God are to remember that God is our protector…
God loves you!
Esther 1-5 Impulsiveness vs. God’s Ways One thing we learn from this story is how God can and will use even the impulsiveness of a…