Playing golf seems to be part of the job description of a pastor, so that’s what I was doing Tuesday morning. As I lined up my putt on the 8th green, I was focused more on my conversation with my friend than the putt. I hit the putt and just when I was about to Read More
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Merry Christmas! Jesus is our King!
Merry Christmas! Thank you for joining with me in this advent. Today we celebrate the birth of our Savior, our Great One, Our Peace, and Our King. I know my family will be reading from Luke chapter 2, and I would encourage you to do the same. But there are other good passages to read Read More
Advent, Day 24 – Jesus is our King
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and Read More
Advent, Day 23 – Jesus is our King
For in Him [Jesus] all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority. Colossians 2:9-10 Standing in the shallow ocean, I feel the push of the incoming waves, and then the pull of the water draining back Read More
Advent, Day 22 – Jesus is our King
Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Psalm 24:7-8 When I think of Jesus as our King, I often picture Him sitting down. On His Read More
Advent, Day 21 – Jesus is our King
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 2:1-2 We give gifts at Read More
Advent, Day 20 – Jesus is our Peace
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 Perfect peace! What a wonderful thought, like a soft and comfortable blanket on a cold day. To know that our God can wrap Read More
Advent, Day 19 – Jesus is our Peace
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 I mentioned a few days ago about a moment of panic and heaviness. Read More
Advent, Day 18 – Jesus is our Peace
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Our God doesn’t make emotional, spontaneous promises Read More
Advent, Day 17 – Jesus is our Peace
Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though Read More