Category Archives: Pastor’s Desk

Scripture References: Psalm 8 III. The Lord’s Passion – Continued From last lesson: You and I are not what we were meant to be. How, then, do we realize our potential? How do we fill the longing in our hearts? … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 III. The Lord’s Passion – Continued What were you intended to be? “Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” He is King of kings and Lord of lords. Revelation exults: He has made us to be “kings and … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 III. The Lord’s Passion All of us have our lives guided by some passion, a force which drives us. Maybe it is a passion to achieve, or a passion to experience; but we are pushed by … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 II. The Lord’s Power – Continued From last lesson: The mere fact that we can conceive of God and from our earliest years we can express a desire for God, is convincing evidence of God. God … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 I. God’s Praise – Continued God is not God because He performs miracles that convince us He is God. He is not God because we believe Him to be God. He is not God because we … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 I. God’s Praise These verses open and close the same: “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!” I’ve heard and read many who call this an “envelope psalm.” It starts … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Psalm 8 The second most important question that has ever been asked is confronted in this psalm. The most important question is: “What do you think about the Christ?” (Matthew 22:42). That is the basic question of life … Continue reading →

For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Genesis 3 The Way of Redemption – Continued One time a dear friend of mine told me a story of when he was asked to lead a revival meeting at a local church. He gladly accepted the invitation … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Genesis 3 The Way of Redemption Now we come to the merciful plan of redemption, the way of salvation announced here in the beginning of God’s Book. It is called the “protevangelium,” meaning, “the first gospel,” and this … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Genesis 3 The Beginning of Grace The grace of God began in the heart of God. The Lord looked upon this man He had made, a man rebellious, a man who had rather follow the seductive whisperings of … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Genesis 3 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 13 He spoke many things to them in parables . . . John the Baptist would pause and ask honest questions when things didn’t add up or make sense to him. We shouldn’t be afraid to do … Continue reading →

The Holy Spirit Ministers To Believers “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 In the midst of horrid circumstances tainted with implication that God somehow caused the pain as a means of judgment, Habakkuk is singing, and his song says he will rejoice in the Lord anyway, not … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 Light dominates the sight of God who comes to deliver the people. Rays, like rays of the sun, shone forth from divine hands, but while the light tells of God’s splendor and might, it also … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 I suppose when honesty prompts us to address the issue of God’s vastness, we are putting forth questions to Him such as: Have we really known You, God? Have we understood You at all? How … Continue reading →

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 When the pressing times of life come and our coping capacities are not sufficient, where do we turn? Or when we need support with energy merely to make sense of life day by day, on … Continue reading →

Read 2 John 4-6 for background to this section. On the night of his betrayal Jesus admonished the disciples saying, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also … Continue reading →

I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received a commandment from the Father. And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but … Continue reading →