Jump Start # 2639
Jump Start # 2639 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Comfort one another with these words.” I was listening to the Beatles classic song, Eleanor Rigby, the other day. There is a line that always grabs my attention. It says, Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear. No one comes near.” A […]
Jump Start # 2638
Jump Start # 2638 Philippians 4:2 “I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord.” I have always found this verse interesting and felt a bit embarrassed for these two sisters. Something wasn’t going right between them. They were “out of harmony.” The footnote tells us that they were to […]
Jump Start # 2637
Jump Start # 2637 2 Timothy 4:5 “But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” My good friend Ken Weliever, and fellow blog writer, had a great article last week about “What do preachers do when they are not preaching?” That’s a question many wonder […]
Jump Start # 2636
Jump Start # 2636 Daniel 1:3 “Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles.” Our verse today begins one of the darkest periods in Judah’s history. It looks as if the lights were turned […]
Jump Start # 2635
Jump Start # 2635 Luke 15:2 “And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble saying, ‘This man receives sinners and eats with them.’” Our verse today is the core reason why Jesus told some of the most beloved and powerful parables in His ministry. Lost sheep, lost coin and lost sons were the […]