Jump Start # 2069
Jump Start # 2069 Matthew 28:1 “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.” This is Easter weekend. The world pauses for just a moment to think about an empty grave in Jerusalem. The weekend […]
Jump Start # 2068
Jump Start # 2068 Joshua 24:24 “The people said to Joshua, ‘We will serve the Lord our God and we will obey His voice.’” We finished a study of Joshua last evening in our Bible class. Great study. The last chapter is a powerful reminder of how God chose Israel, led Israel, blessed Israel and […]
Jump Start # 2067
Jump Start # 2067 Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Recently, my wife and I went to an Eagles concert in Indianapolis. Amazing. Those guys are old but good. Ever since, I’ve been listening to an Eagles station […]
Jump Start # 2066
Jump Start # 2066 Proverbs 15:28 “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.” Pondering—thinking things out and thinking things through. Thoughtful. Careful. Planned. Calculated. Not just saying whatever comes to mind. Not winging things. That’s the idea behind this verse. It’s been on […]
Jump Start # 2065
Jump Start # 2065 1 Corinthians 1:23 “but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness.” I was reading about Jonathan Edwards, the revivalist preacher who is well known for his famous “sinners in the hands of an angry God” sermon. Edwards was well known, the Billy Graham of […]