Jump Start # 3407
Jump Start # 3407 Matthew 10:32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in Heaven.” I was listening to some Gordon Lightfoot songs the other day. He had a remarkable way of telling a story through a song. Ballads, those are often called. There was […]
Jump Start # 3406
Jump Start # 3406 2 Corinthians 7:10 “For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death. One of our Jump Start readers wants to know “What is the difference between being actually sorry because of a sin […]
Jump Start # 3405
Jump Start # 3405 2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.” It was a beautiful Sunday morning. It was early. The sun was just coming up and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The air was cool. I was driving to the church building. I […]
Jump Start # 3404
Jump Start # 3404 1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your anxiety upon Him because He cares for you.” It is a most interesting thing that takes place all the time in our worship services. Prayers are offered. Specific names and specific needs are lifted Heavenward. But recently it really hit me how great our God […]
Jump Start # 3403
Jump Start # 3403 Luke 23:34 “But Jesus was saying, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast lots, diving up His garments among themselves.” Our verse today comes from that tragic, yet triumphant cross scene. Jesus is dying. He has been tortured, humiliated, mocked and left alone. […]