The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant What would you say is one of the hardest things about living in our fallen world? We experience plenty of daily frustrations of living in a world broken by sin and its effects, but probably one of the hardest things for most of us is the pain of being […]
Galatians: Freed for Freedom In most of Paul’s letters that we read in the New Testament, he took a good bit of time at the beginning of each one to compliment and encourage the recipients of that letter. But with the Galatians, Paul doesn’t pull any punches; he just dives right in! He is perplexed by them, […]
Zephaniah: When God Cleans House For many of us, spring triggers a time to evaluate our stuff. We get to a point when the clutter we’ve accumulated starts to drive us crazy. Then, to our relief, the day finally comes when we take inventory, box up the junk, and send it away for good! Isn’t is such a great feeling […]
Micah: Hope for a Nation in Trouble It was the late James Montgomery Boice who said that we can see so many reminders of ourselves and our own era as we read the Minor Prophets. It’s true, isn’t it? Most of us American Christians would say that our own nation is in trouble – in trouble […]
Joel: The Great & Terrible Day of the Lord In the first section of the book of Joel (1:1-2:11), the prophet describes God fighting against His people as a result of their rebellion and disobedience. In the immediate context, locusts and a great army are positioned to attack God’s people and cause great devastation. It seems […]
Hosea: A Love Story Like No Other While Hosea had much to say in comparison to some of the other “minor” prophets (he has 14 chapters, while some others just have one or two!), it’s actually Hosea’s marriage that has been remembered and emphasized far more than his message. What was it about this marriage that was […]
Cheers & Tears Did you ever notice in Luke’s account of the Triumphal Entry (19:28-44), that while the crowds were cheering & shouting “Hosanna!” Jesus was weeping – loud sobbing, actually? Why was that? Join Pastor Larry McCall as we take a break from our “One Book” series for Palm Sunday. We’ll see that Jesus’ rejection, […]
Lamentations: Resurrecting a Dead Language Have you ever heard of the concept of a “dead language?” A dead language is one that was spoken in ages gone by, but that has long since stopped being used. Latin comes to mind as a great example. While we could still learn to read Latin, no one really speaks it. […]
2 Kings: Hope in Despair After Solomon came a line of kings who did what was evil in God’s sight. God’s people slowly drifted away from His Word and sought after other gods, idols. And as is often the case, Israel had to live with the consequences from their sinful choices. But God didn’t leave them without […]
Judges: God’s People Need a King Have you ever been stuck in a rut? Maybe you can’t quite break a certain habit or you just feel like something needs to be changed up. We all face times in our lives when we’re stuck in rut, and it can be very frustrating. The Israelites were stuck […]
