Jump Start # 2536
Jump Start # 2536 Acts 11:29 “And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.” Our verse today is about the church at Antioch. It was an amazing congregation. It was a church of “firsts.” It […]
Jump Start # 2535
Jump Start # 2535 Luke 10:30 “Jesus replied and said, ‘A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead.” Our verse today comes from the amazing parable we call the Good Samaritan. Jesus told […]
Jump Start # 2534
Jump Start # 2534 Luke 18:18 “A ruler questioned Him saying, ‘Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’” Let’s start with a question. Not the question from our verse today, but a question I have for you. What name, title, or expression was Jesus called the most in the Gospels? Think about […]
Jump Start # 2533
Jump start # 2533 2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is inspired of God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.” I have been teaching Isaiah. It’s a long book. Sections of it seem slow and repetitive. As I was working on Isaiah a thought occurred to me. Isaiah is sixty-six […]
Jump Start # 2532
Jump Start # 2532 1 Corinthians 3:6 “I planted Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.” I’ve been reading a book about preaching. I am always reading about preaching. I want to do better. I want to grow. But as I was reading this week about “point to point” type of preaching, point one, […]