How does Jesus respond to those who everyone else despises? How can our love reflect and show this love? Jesus and Zacchaeus 19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see…
In an ever-changing and hostile world, what truths about God do we need to grasp to help us to live faithfully for him? Esther 3 English Standard Version (ESV) Haman Plots Against the Jews 3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne…
When we feel like giving up, despairing – what do we do? In face of despair, we see Nehemiah turns for hope in his God Report from Jerusalem 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers,…
How do we change? How can we be different? We need an encounter with God – we need to encounter his grace. See in this passage how Jacobs encounter with God’s grace transforms him! Jacob Fears Esau 32 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw…