On Tuesday, July 26, our LifeSpring small group discussed prayer. Bruce handed out a prayer bookmark that we used once at LifeSpring, and the group also talked about fixed hour …
God keeps his promise!
Charles Spurgeon’s Devotionals The covenant is divine in its origin. “HE had made with me an everlasting covenant.” Oh that great word HE! Stop, my soul. God, the everlasting Father, …
Woe to Capernaum!
What Happened to Capernaum? In Matthew 11:23, Jesus warned Capernaum, saying, “And shall you, Capernaum, be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the …
Jacob’s Wrestling Match
Genesis 32:23-32 contains the magnificent story of Jacob’s wrestling with an unknown “man.” Here is Frederick Buechner’s imaginative retelling of that story. Out of the dark someone leaped at me …
Jesus and Capernaum
A Lesson from Matthew 11:23 In the Gospel of Matthew, a striking revelation unfolds as Jesus addresses the cities that witnessed His miraculous works, particularly Capernaum. The passage in Matthew …
The Binding (Aqedah)
God Will…Do we really believe this before we see it?by Max Lucado Abraham had another word for God: Jehovah-jireh. “The Lord who provides.” Abraham came by the name honestly. It …
Dying to Live
We should celebrate the “death day” of our baptism each year. Baptism is about dying with Christ. Why don’t more churches talk about this?by Frank G. Honeycutt On a recent …
Resurrection People — Sermon Thought
There is no condemnationby Max Lucado The voices yanked her out of bed. “Get up, you harlot.” “What kind of woman do you think you are?” Priests slammed open the …
Can I ask you a favor?
For several years now I have written a weekly devotional that ran every issue of Currents. The goal of my article was to prompt you to think about the upcoming …
The Love of God
Devotional Guide Daily Bible Readings: Monday, October 17. Read Luke 19:1-10. 1) This is the story of Zacchaeus. With whom did Zacchaeus “hang out?” 2) What did Jesus do in response to Zacchaeus? 3) Why …