Jump Start # 3702
Jump Start # 3702 Luke 10:36 “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” Our verse today comes from the parable of the good Samaritan. Jesus told this story to answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?” This parable answers that. The […]
Jump Start # 3701
Jump Start # 3701 Proverbs 19:17 “One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed.” The mid-section of Proverbs, where our verse comes from today, can be viewed as a hodge-podge of unrelated topics put together like grandma’s vegetable soup. One might find […]
Jump Start # 3700
Jump Start # 3700 Nehemiah 6:15 “So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.” This Jump Start hits yet another milestone, number 3700. That is a lot of writing. That is a lot of pages. If we printed these front and back, like a book, it would number 1850 pages. My preaching […]
Jump Start # 3699
Jump Start # 3699 Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” The second of the beatitudes, the Lord is showing the nature and heart of kingdom citizens. Blessed is much too often defined as happy. That’s not the best word here. Our English concept of happiness is built around […]
Jump Start # 3698
Jump Start # 3698 Daniel 3:12 “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. These men, O king have disregarded you; they do not serve your gods, or worship the golden image which you have set up.” Like an old movie that […]