Here are three suggestive descriptions, all from the gospel of Matthew, in close proximity to each other. These three, within their context, say powerful things about him. Continue reading
What Lord is this?

Here are three suggestive descriptions, all from the gospel of Matthew, in close proximity to each other. These three, within their context, say powerful things about him. Continue reading
On Sunday, our theme will be “The Essential Church,” or more literally, the necessary church. The lesson — topical this time, gasp! — will have four points. All the verses come from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Continue reading
Matthew 11.1-19
In the previous chapter, Jesus had sent out the Twelve on what we call the limited commission. An enduring lesson from it is that, if we feel inconvenienced or embarrassed by the gospel, we are not worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
John the Immerser also has great lessons that we might live worthily of the kingdom today. Continue reading
On Sundays, we have three, yup, count ’em, three Bible readings. One from the OT, one from the gospels, and one from Acts or the NT letters.
This approach allowed me to share this message last Sunday. Continue reading
This was an idea I started when looking over the topics listed for the Preacher’s Files Lectureship. I wound up going with another topic of my own suggestion (“You Can Be Sure About the Power of the Gospel“), but this still intrigues me and calls me to do something with it.
How would you develop these points?
Lots of people traveling this month. From SJCampos, Jorge, Paula and Daniel are out until Aug., Valeria and her two were gone last week and today. From Taubate, Humberto was sent by his commander off somewhere and his mission, or whatever they call it, keeps getting extended.
Tonight at Taubate we had a family from Rio visiting; they are vacationing up in the resort city of Campos do Jordao, Brazil’s little Switzerland, as its called, 1 1/2 hours from us here. But we’ve never been there, very expensive they say. Continue reading
The autopost through Posterous still isn’t formatting right here, so catch the post on my little spot there.
UPDATE: Posterous content got imported to Posthaven. Link has been updated. Great outline there, do check it out. Oh, hey, here’s the outline, in case the latter goes under too. Title, from Portuguese: “God the Breaker;” text, Micah 2.13.
You’re familiar with it, probably know it by heart. The Feeding of the 5000. Jesus takes pity on the multitude and blesses five loaves and two fish, making them multiply into thousands, for thousands.
Here are three lessons we may have missed from that feeding. I’m looking at Luke’s account in 9:10-17.
The full title, “Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” appears only in 2 Peter, once per chapter (1:11; 2:20: 3:18), each time in a theologically rich setting.
The three chapters probably have a chiastic feature, where the middle element received the emphasis:
A Call to Christian Growth (chap. 1)
X Warning Against False teachers (chap. 2)
A’ Call to End-time Ethics (chap. 3) Continue reading
The Way is full of great things. Here are three. Continue reading