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“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,” — Titus 2:11-13 I remember my… Continue reading The Appearing Grace of God

Note: This blog is the eighth in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. In his earthly ministry Jesus was abundantly clear that he was the messiah, the one promised in the Scriptures. In… Continue reading Jesus’ Parable about the Messiah

Note: This blog is the seventh in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. Perhaps one of Jesus’ most challenging parables is his parable on forgiveness in Matthew 18:21-35. It is challenging on two… Continue reading Jesus’ Parable About Forgiveness

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and… Continue reading Walk in a Worthy Manner

Note: This blog is the sixth in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. We are going to stay in Luke for another month in order to talk about Luke’s parables concerning prayer. This… Continue reading Luke’s Parables about Prayer

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” -Luke 9:23 If you’re like me, you don’t have it all together. As hard as it is to admit sometimes, we aren’t Superman like we may think we are. We have… Continue reading The Call to Follow King Jesus

Note: This blog is the fifth in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. This month we are leaving behind Matthew 13 and taking a peek into Luke’s Gospel. Luke organizes his writing efforts… Continue reading The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Two Lost Sons