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Have you thought about the specialized languages that we have developed as humans around our chosen disciplines of work and study? These specialized languages have added thousands of words to the English language. Those words sometimes creep out of a...

The gospel of Jesus Christ is sent to the ends of the earth. It will save to the uttermost those who believe. Our extremities are God's opportunities.

Lee Strobel wrote The Case for Christ, which I understand is a really good movie. He wraps up that book by surveying the supporting facts that point toward the resurrection. First, the disciples were in a unique position to know whether the...

Too Confused to Have Peace: "Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost." — Luke 26:37. Jesus introduces his presence with “Peace be with...

I was walking in my neighborhood, striding down the middle of the street. And I was praying. Suddenly there came over me such a sense of God’s presence. And I began to praise him as I walked on the road, just as these disciples did. And I told the...

We cannot turn to chapter and verse in the Bible and find where it says that First Baptist New Orleans should spend $6 million on a new entrance and a new space for small groups. The Bible doesn’t get that specific in these matters. So we are left...

You Know the Struggle: “Who can accept it?”  - John 6:60 Go ahead. Struggle with it. Everyone does. Everyone is. Jesus’ road is not easy. The disciples’ road is not easy. We have here a band of brothers, these Twelve. One of them is going to...

Nicodemus is a legitimate inquirer. He is curious, not hostile. He is interested, not setting a trap. He has taken the initiative to come to Jesus. See the Signs: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform...

The Expectation: “We have found the Messiah” I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the mashiach, and though he may tarry, still I await him every day- Principle 12 of Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith (Jewish Rabbi Maimonides from 12th...

This is the last message in our series about skeptics. We could go on and on. The New Testament is full of stories about people who do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Even great miracles did not necessarily sway the skeptics. We have in this...

The enemies of Jesus had evolved from surprise to curiosity to skepticism to intent to harm. They are now looking for a reason to take him out. Jesus sets up this event so that his enemies will be forced to confront and hopefully acknowledge that...

Here we see Jesus breaking two religious regulations that are very dear to the teachers of the law. In neither case does it appear that the ox is in the ditch, so to speak. Rather, it appears that Jesus and his disciples are breaking these rules...

Jesus was famous for his table fellowship. Perhaps the most famous picture of Jesus is Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper. In that painting Jesus is eating with his friends, his disciples, in the Upper Room before his trip to pray in Gethsemane and...

I am okay if you are skeptical of Jesus. I think most people in his own day were skeptical.  So Skeptics, you are welcome here! Just as they were welcome at the meetings Jesus held in Galilee, so skeptics are welcome in this church. We are glad you...

I want us to think together and talk about an event in Nazareth, Jesus’ home. These hometown residents refused to believe in Jesus as Messiah and chose to forego his miraculous signs and wonders. And you don’t expect it. Mark gives us six questions...

Matthew records this incident in 12:46-50 almost word for word. He records more of the dialogue, however, and Mark is terser, as usual, so we will read his account. Mark includes the phrase about Jesus and his mental condition. This dispute follows...

Who would have thought that the first mighty sign of Jesus’ lordship would be a food miracle--turning water into wine? He refused the temptation of Satan to turn stones to bread. And then he follows his mother’s lead and turns water into wine. Wine?...

Engage with Jesus’ Teaching: "After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers." - Luke...

Egypt is nearby as countries go, a couple of hundred miles to the south and east from Bethlehem. There is a large settlement of Jews in Egypt. That fact is included in the tours in Egypt which trace the likely pilgrimage of the Holy Family. Egypt is...