1) Jesus shows that religion is all about rules. 1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on […]
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Matt 12 – The Lord of the Sabbath and the Promised Messiah (pt1 of 3)
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. I heard that the dorms provided turkeys for dinner on Thanksgiving. And they were cooked by some of you here. I am not sure how those turkeys turned out. I trust they were good. If you are not an experienced turkey chef, you have no appreciation for how difficult […]
Rom 8:28-32 – God Works All Things for Our Good (pt3 of 3)
Quick review. “All things work together for good to those who love God…” If you don’t love God, you can’t bank on this promise. And we talked about what it means to love God. Loving God himself, not his gifts, not his benefits, but loving him for who he is. The promise itself – “all […]
Rom 8:28-32 – God Works All Things for Our Good (pt2 of 3)
What does it mean to love God? The best way I can think to make the answer clear is to say three things that love for God is not. The essence of love for God is not these three things. First, loving God is not meeting his needs. The way we love man is different […]
Rom 8:28-32 – God Works All Things for Our Good (pt1 of 3)
Rom 8 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 […]
Matthew 11 – Rest for All, Disciples Included (pt4 of 4)
4) Rest for the sinner Jesus provides rest for those who minister, he provides rest for the doubters, he provides rest for those who are suffering, and lastly, Jesus provides rest for the sinner. Jesus prefaces the verses about rest with verses 16-24 about sin. Before we can talk about true rest, we cannot ignore […]