The last several weeks Chris has shown us that each of the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and this week John have different audiences but the same message: The good news of Jesus! He has compared this concept to a skyscraper. It has four unique sides but they are all part of one building. Matthew spoke to Jewish believers in Jesus, …
The gospels really do speak to everyone. Each of the four gospels give four unique perspectives of who Jesus is, and that He came for all. In the first week of the series we learned how Matthew spoke to the Jewish people. Then in week two, Mark wrote to the Romans. Now we see how Luke, the only Gentile gospel …
Have you ever wondered why there are four different accounts of Jesus’ ministry in the Bible? Last week Chris unpacked the gospel of Matthew. We learned that Matthew’s unique audience was the Jewish believers in Jesus. Focusing on the gospel of Mark this week, Chris explains that although Mark is not one of the original twelve disciples of Jesus, he …
This week we start a new series called, “The Gospels Speak to Everyone.” Did you ever wonder why there are four gospels? Many of the stories found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John repeat themselves. Each speaks to a different audience and conveys an aspect of truth about Jesus the other gospels don’t. Chris will look at each gospel over …
October 2, 2016 at sundown Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year begins. Learn practically how the Jewish people follow their calendar and where this holiday is found in the Old Testament. Chris will reflect on why God uses this feast to remind His people not to forget what He did for them. Then as Christians we also need the reminder …
In this segment devoted to what we can learn from the prophet Micah, Chris shares about how the Israelites walked away from the Word of God. They became greedy, power-hungry, and forgot about the needs of their people. Saddest of all, they forgot about the devotion and love God desires over ritual sacrifice. We’ll see that the Lord desires to …
Today in our continued look at Isaiah 53, Chris highlights the layer of theology that’s embedded in the prophecy. Isaiah’s prophecy doesn’t just explain that someone would live a life of humiliation, die, and find in the end His exaltation. It goes one step more to describe exactly why the suffering servant lived a life of humiliation, and why the …
Over the next two weeks, Chris unpacks Isaiah 53, which many consider to be the clearest prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament. Before Jesus came to earth, believers in the Old Testament time were somewhat blind to the depth, meaning, power, and significance of Jesus. They only had bits of information from God’s prophetic Word to explain all that …
We love to fix problems, but oftentimes we really don’t want to do the work of changing who we are. That kind of change has to happen in your heart, and maybe you’re asking if God can really change you and make you whole. That is why we look to the wonderfully encouraging life of Elisha, and how his life …
Have you ever experienced the paralysis of indecision? We live in a world where there are too many options, too many opinions, and too much information that is more than likely going to paralyze our decision making process. This week, Chris opens up 1 Kings 18 and looks at the life of Elijah, a prophet who wanted to free Israel …
