by ray | Dec 25, 2011 | Christmas, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
How did it come to pass that Jesus was born in Bethlehem? Let’s read Luke 2:1-7. Luke 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of...
by ray | Dec 25, 2011 | Christmas, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Merry Christmas! I can’t believe it’s already the end of the year. Didn’t this year just fly by? It felt like just yesterday when I was kneeling right there and I was being prayed over during my ordination. That was in February. My parents were here, and other family...
by ray | Mar 25, 2011 | Book Reviews, Quotes
The Deliberate Church After many people read “The Nine Marks of the Healthy Church,” they asked, if we realize that our church is unhealthy, what can be do concretely to become a healthy church? In his sequel, Mark Dever, pastor of Capital Hill Baptist...
by ray | Nov 30, 2010 | Devotionals
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” (Luke 10:40) Martha loved Jesus dearly and would have done anything for Him. Her...
by ray | Jul 29, 2010 | NT, Sermons
Jesus goes on to compare and contrast what the sinful woman did and what Simon didn’t do. 44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet...