Introduction As a Christian today, what is our understanding of Christ’s coming and Christ’s presence as contained in the Gospels written years after Jesus Ascension? And for today’s listeners, what…
The Church as the Body of Christ is a gift of God to the world so that the world will be led into the reign of God. The Church is…
First: It is about God-given talents There is the delightful ambiguity of the word “talent”—simply a word for money in Greek, but a word whose English translation also refers to…
Do we live lives that are shaped by the expectation of Christ’s return? This may sound similar to a cultic belief that some groups hold on to. To be prepared…
Moses died at the age of 120 years serving God beginning at the age of 50. He was buried in a somewhat unmarked tomb. No one to this day knows…
Silencing the Enemy The stories of Jesus being questioned by the Pharisees and Sadducees have been repeated many times in the Gospels. There came a point when the questioning and…
The idiomatic expression ‘the fish is caught by its mouth’, as we all know, means people’s hidden intentions or motives are effectively exposed by the words that come out of…
Jesus seems to have a penchant for weddings, wedding banquets and feasts. The first social function he attended was a Wedding (in Cana). Weddings are one of the few occasions…
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. - Matthew 21:43 Are grapes…
For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2.13 In our reflections last Sunday,…