Text: Luke 6:12-28 The first 11 verses of this chapter set the stage for conflict over the Sabbath Day. But as we read the account, it becomes clear that the Sabbath is not really the issue. The enemies of Jesus have set out to find fault with him, following him from place to place. Present in every crowd, they took
In the summer of 2000, a group of young pipers and drummers from Northern Ontario traveled to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships. I was one of them, and for a bunch of players from our part of the world it was a dream come true. I had played the Highland bagpipe since I was a boy,
Revelation 3:14–22 Part 1 Introduction to Laodicea: Riches, Clothing, Medicine Laodicea has roots in wealth, royalty, trade, medicine, intrigue and self-reliance. Laodicea was a wealthy Macedonian Greek noblewoman. Laodice’s father, Achaeus the Elder, owned estates in Anatolia. Laodice’s paternal grandfather was King Seleucus I Nicator. Nicator is from nike, meaning the “victor.” Seleucus I was one of the Diadochi, Alexander
(Part 1) The population of Brantford Ontario is just over 100,000. It would be considered a tragedy if some disease or industrial accident wiped out the whole city. It would be genocicde if an invading army did it, and that nation would be guilty of war crimes. But to put this into perspective, Canada puts to death almost that many
If you were to look at the history of the Old Testament—stepping into ancient Canaan, Babylon, or Egypt—you would find a world teeming with false gods. The Israelites were constantly surrounded by a dense landscape of polytheistic deities. There was Baal, the god of the storm, fertility, and the economy. There was Asherah, the goddess of comfort and domestic prosperity.
Hello again from Lae, Papua New Guinea. Greetings to each of you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I pray you are well and trusting daily in God’s care and provision. The past couple of months have been filled with challenges, but God is good and continues to provide. If you are on Facebook, you may
Jesus came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10) and just before ascending into heaven, He told the disciples to go and preach the gospel (good news) and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16). Jesus and the apostles had the challenging task of explaining the need for a redeemer (savior, deliverer) and the necessity of accepting
We will take verse 129 as the thematic verse for this portion of Psalm 119. “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.” Two questions come to mind after stating that as our theme. People might ask, “What is so wonderful about the testimonies of God?” And those of us who find God’s word wonderful might ask, “Does the
We have come to perhaps the most famous verse of this psalm, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (105).But how does the word illuminate our way? How do we light the lamp of the word? We light the lamp by meditating on his word. This has been a recurring theme in the
“By your law you give me life” (93). This seems to be the central affirmation of our text. Before considering this more deeply, let us contrast how another passage looks at the Mosaic Law. In 2 Corinthians 3:4-6 we read, “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything
Psalm 119 tells us so many things about God’s word. Yet, if we find categories helpful, we can conveniently divide all those things into two categories. Of these two categories, we will find more said about the first in the portion covered in this article. But we may find the little bit that is said about the benefits of the
Most of us learned the rule somewhere along the way, usually without anyone ever saying it out loud. If you want a gathering to stay pleasant, there are two subjects you leave alone. Religion and politics. Keep those off the table and the evening goes smoothly. Bring them up and you can feel the room change. Now, if you are
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