For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 Wow! Jesus pulls no punches. How is our righteousness supposed to exceed that of the experts? How are we supposed to live holy and perfect lives? Jesus gives us six examples…
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Salt and Light. Jesus looked at the people on the hillside, those broken, those unwanted, unloved, and he says to them that they are the…
Jonah’s angry at God, and he’s angry that God forgave the Ninevites. Jonah is saying, “God, thank You for being patient with me, but I will never be patient with Nineveh. God, thank you for giving me a second chance. God, thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for forgiving my sin. Thank you for…
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. Jonah 3:10 Jonah, known as the reluctant prophet, begins to go into Ninevah and does God’s work. Our God is a God…
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. Jonah 2:1-2 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord,…
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship…
There is a lot of “religion” out there that says that grace and love will win regardless of our behavior. However, that is not what Jesus or the scriptures teach. Join us as we look at what Jesus had to say about the world, our culture and how we’re supposed to fit in.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who…
The Holy Spirit is mentioned many times throughout the scriptures. Jesus said the Holy Spirit would: Be our Helper – Paracletos – one who comes alongside, intercessor Teach us all things Remind us of things He had said Convict the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment Lead us into all…
This phrase “descended into hell” is important so we can feel the weight of our sinfulness. It is our sin that held him there. It is our rebellion that held him there. We are dead in our trespasses and sins, and we are made alive in the resurrection of Christ. We were dead, and now…