This coming week of VBS, June 5-9, we are teaching from the book of Exodus on “Moses, God’s Servant”. Part of the teaching will include the giving of the law. We will memorize the Ten Commandments using hand motions. So what is your attitude toward the law of God? I have found that the more […]

In the adult Sunday school class, we have recently heard how the Lord loves to use personal testimonies of His power to change lives. One of the requirements for such a testimony is that God gets all the praise and glory. In II Samuel 22 (also, repeated in Psalm 18), David, near the end of […]

Or maybe we should begin by asking, “What is a besetting sin?” The word “beset” is found only once in the New Testament. It means skillfully surrounding, thwarting in every direction. Here are various ways it is translated: easily beset, easily ensnares, easily entangles, clings so closely, so easily trips us up, and sin that […]

“Show me YOUR WAYS, O LORD!” This is a prayer of David found in Psalm 25:4. What a wonderful prayer that God wants each of us to pray. In preparing for the VBS, “Moses: God’s Servant”, I am reminded of how God showed Moses His ways. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts […]

We recently reviewed how Jesus answered Martha in a direct yet loving way when she basically accused Him of not caring that her sister, Mary, was not helping serve (Luke 10:38-42). This was the first of only three occasions where Martha is referenced in the Scriptures. The next time we see Martha is with Mary […]