Last week we looked at the picture of the mercy seat, where we receive the mercy of atonement (covering, reconciliation) through Christ for our sins. By way of reminder, mercy is defined as “compassion, human or divine, especially active; kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help […]
In recently preaching on Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy,” I was overwhelmed with the references to “mercy” in the Bible. I found 359 occurrences of “mercy” in its various forms. Of these 359 occurrences, 56 of these are describing the “mercy seat”. The first usage of this term is […]
We can learn many things from God’s creation. This is one of them. I just found out today that the stress applied to steel in the cold-formed process actually makes the steel stronger. Here is a quote from an article that I read: In most cases, metal is cast or forged into the desired shape […]
For the Good News Club at Herndon Elementary, we are teaching a series of lessons entitled “Jesus: God of Power and Glory”. The memory verses for this series are Matthew 6:9-13, the Lord’s prayer (or better described as the Lord’s model prayer). Today’s verse was give us this day our daily bread. We learned how […]
These are two sections of Scripture that have grabbed my attention lately: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord […]
From what I have read, there are 59 unique “one another” statements in the New Testament. Which is the most repeated “one another” statement? You guessed it: “Love one another.” The one we are reviewing today (in James 5:16) as well as all of the others stem from loving one another. “Confess your trespasses to […]
In II Peter 3:18, Peter instructs his readers to “. . . grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. Here, Jesus is identified as our Lord. In fact, He is the Lord of lords and King of kings” (Rev. […]
Does anyone remember what happened on February 2nd, 1968? That is the day that this question began to be answered: How would New York City look if no one picked up the trash for nine days? Residents found the answer to that grisly question during a dramatic 1968 strike by the City’s sanitation workers.Trash accumulates […]
Years ago when I was in Ohio working in IT for a bank, I was in the habit of running out to the car to go to work. One dark morning when I ran to the car, it seemed like something tackled me! Boom! What a surprise! As it turned out, the previous evening we […]
In I John and II John, part of the stated purpose of John’s communication, both written and face to face, is “that our joy may be full” (I John 1:4; II John 1:12). This joy is clearly related to the fellowship (Greek “koinonia”) of believers with one another and with the Father and with His […]