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Read the Word: 2 Peter 2:1-3 Meditate on the Word: I often get asked my opinion on various well-known preachers, particularly those of megachurches. Usually, this question comes because a person either (1) really likes that pastor’s preaching and wants my opinion on what they are saying, or (2) this “pastor” has said something so far… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 John 2:1-6 Meditate on the Word: Once, on my way home from work when I was 17, I hit an icy spot in the road and slid off into the ditch. Fortunately for me, my boss came along right behind me and helped me get the car out of the ditch.… Read More »

Read the Word: Exodus 6:1-13 Meditate on the Word: Moses had a pair of unenviable tasks. Deliver a message of rescue to the Israelites (v. 6), and to command Pharaoh to let God’s people go (v. 10). Moses was already unpopular because his previous meeting with Pharaoh had caused the people to be treated poorly.… Read More »

Read the Word: Exodus 5:10-23 Meditate on the Word: Where do we place the blame when things get hard? It becomes obvious looking at this passage that Pharaoh is the bad guy. He is rebelling against God’s command to let His people go. In his rage, Pharaoh has placed a burden on the people that… Read More »

Read the Word: Joel 2:12-17 Meditate on the Word: If you have friends from more liturgical traditions, you may see them today with a cross of ash on their forehead. Today is Ash Wednesday, or traditionally, a day for Christians to repent of their sins. It is the beginning of 40 days of Lent, which… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 10:23-33 Meditate on the Word: We have previously discussed the vision that God gave to Cornelius and the vision that God gave to Paul. Cornelius has assembled all of his relatives and close friends to hear the man that God had commanded him to send for. Cornelius was thoroughly convinced of… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 10:9-23 Meditate on the Word: God’s timing and communication are something to behold. He gave Cornelius a vision calling him to send to Joppa (about 30 miles away) to get Peter. God also gave Peter a vision about not calling unclean what God has called clean right at the time that… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 10:1-8 Meditate on the Word: Cornelius had no reason to seek God. He had not been raised as a Jew or a Christian. Likely, as a Roman, he had at one point worshipped the plethora of gods that were popular in Rome. As a centurion, he was a man of authority… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 3:11-16 Meditate on the Word: What had happened was an undeniable miracle. A man that had been well known as crippled for years had suddenly and miraculously been healed. Peter and John had participated in the miracle, but they were not the cause of it. The onlookers did not understand, so… Read More »

Read the Word: Luke 17:1-4 Meditate on the Word: Jesus gives two excellent commands in this short passage, and by extension, a third. We immediately see that we should not be the cause of someone else’s sin. Our Lord does not take kindly to our being a source of temptation for a brother or sister.… Read More »