We all know that Christ died on Friday, and on Sunday he rose from the dead, but what happened on the day in between? For our final devotion of this Lenten season, let us pause to ponder, some events that the Bible only hints at… and wonder what they mean. Speaker: Pastor Robert Barnes Scripture:...
How do you value yourself? By your work? Your possessions? What your family thinks of you? Dorinda Amissah reminds us that we are of such great value that Jesus died for us.
We all know the story: the story of how one of Jesus’ disciples betrayed him with a kiss. Judas was the bad guy, and we would never be like him. But was he so uniquely evil and weak? That is a question for all of us to ponder. So, take a few moments and listen...
There are some parts of our faith that are difficult to talk about. One of them is the idea that we should personally worship and even love, God. For some people that makes no sense. For others it is uncomfortable. So, “tell me that we need to go to church, keep the commandments, even give...
Many of us never think of figs unless we are buying a particular brand of cookie. In Jesus’ day, however, figs were both an important food and a symbol of God’s blessing; all of which makes it striking that Jesus once cursed a fig tree for not bearing fruit. What does that mean to us?...
One of the most startling truths of the Christian faith is that God does not only want us to believe in Him. He wants to live in us, through the indwelling of His Spirit. In today’s devotion, Dorinda Amissah challenges us with the reality of those words and the Bible’s claim that if we are...
Many people today want to believe in God, but they want to only believe in a “god” who makes them feel good. The way of Jesus is different; because although through Christ God blesses us and grants us eternal life, He also calls us to follow in the paths of truth. This morning’s devotion by...
Marilyn Courtney offers today’s devotion: I am honored to be asked to bring you this Lent devotional today. We have been in Lent since Ash Wednesday and it will end on Holy Saturday, right before Easter. These 40 days leading up to Easter are the most important time of the year for Christians, even more...
It is often preached that because of Jesus, God will accept us as we are. That much is largely true, but what comes next? We Christians obviously are not perfect, so does God expect us to change after we become a Christian? Or does the fact that he forgives us of our sins, mean that...
If you are a Christian and you don’t feel happy all the time, are you a failure at faith? If you are a Christian, and sometimes your faith makes you feel like something is wrong, does that mean there is something wrong with God? Today and tomorrow, Pastor Barnes takes on some common misconceptions about...
