“John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”Mark 1:4 ESV Reflection: why did John the Baptist have to come before Jesus? Have you ever sat around a camp fire, and even days later noticed how all your clothes, smell like the smoke from that fire? As […]
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1 NIV Question: what are you doing with the gift God has given you?
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 ESV Reflection: what is the purpose of religion? An estimated 85% of the world’s population consider themselves “religious”, or belonging to
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm 27:14 ESV Reflection: what does it mean to “wait” for something? We live in a very impatient culture. The idea of waiting for anything is difficult for most of us, as we are bombarded with marketing telling us
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“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.” 2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV Reflection: how would you define “peace”? Over the past several years, we have witnessed some horrific disasters around the world. From wars to fires and floods, so many people
“As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV Reflection: how do you treat others when you are tired, even exhausted? Working for a High Tech company, my regular workdays were typically 7am to about 5-6pm. Long days, in a fast pace environment, working on strategy, plans and projects,
“Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 ESV Reflection: what do you do when someone is asking for very specific prayer topics?
“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and encouragement and the good [well-founded] hope [of salvation] by His grace, comfort and encourage and strengthen your hearts [keeping them steadfast and on course] in every good work and word.” 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 AMP
“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.” 2 Thessalonians 2:10 ESV Reflection: do you love and seek the truth, even when
“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,” II Thessalonians 2:3 NKJV Reflection: who is the “man of sin”, the Antichrist? In close competition with 2 Thessalonians 4:17, the focus verse today
