Jump Start # 493
Jump Start # 493 Matthew 25:21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things, enter into the joy of your master.’” Our passage for today comes from the parable of the talents. Several textual things […]
Jump Start # 492
Jump Start # 492 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore comfort one another with these words.” Comfort is something most of us long for and go out of our way to find. Comfortable clothes to wear, comfortable bed to sleep in, thermostat set at a comfortable temperature—those are regular routines in our world to bring us […]
Jump Start # 491
Jump Start # 491 Luke 10:25 “And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus experienced people like this lawyer all the time. They ask great questions, but their motives and purpose are not right. They come to Jesus with an […]
Jump Start # 490
Jump Start # 490 Matthew 10:42 “And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.” I love the holiday season—the lights, the sounds, and mostly what it does to […]
Jump Start # 489
Jump Start # 489 Romans 16:7 “Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.” Romans 16 reads like a roll call. Schools take attendance. Some congregations do the same. We sing a hymn that states, “When the roll is […]