Teachable Moments
Mark 8 Today we face crowds but in a smaller situation than what faced Jesus this day. The gospel writer Mark simply says there was…
Category: NT Exposition
Commandments are Required, Traditions are not.
Mark 7 The religious leaders challenged Jesus about hand washing and asked him: “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders but eat with eat with unwashed hands?” Jesus shows us…
Work or Believe? What does God require?
John 6 After Jesus fed the 5000, he left them to spend time with His Father in prayer. Jesus spent time in prayer, leaving us…
Evidence Demands a Verdict
Mark 6: What do you find hard to believe? For me, it is hard to believe that God has given men the choice to believe…
Fearful or Courageous
Mark 6 In Proverbs we read: the fear of man is a snare but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high. [Prov…
Luke 7 Presumptuous
Luke 7 Presumptuous! We hear a lot about gender these days. We also hear a lot about those who are homeless. How often do we…
Worry is not trusting God
Matt 6 “Do You Worry?” As Jesus taught, he touched on the many problems that people had in a very sensitive way. He touched the…
True Friends are Hard to Find
Mark 2 Jesus has been about His Father’s business as he walked about Galilee. One thing is certain, Jesus made friends easily and not only…
Empty Jars and Hearts
John 2 Many a year ago, we were married, but the day much like this story in John 2, had a very embarrassing moment. After…
The Witnesses
John 1:15-51, Matt 4, Luke 4-5 John the Baptist has been called by God to be the voice of the Messiah who is now in…