Lord of the Flies

Readings: Hebrews 9:11-15 Text: Exodus 8:20-32 Hebrews 9:11-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things [a]to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect [b]tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of...
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The Fountain of the Lord

Readings: Zechariah 12:10 -13:9, HCLD 26 Text: Zechariah 13:1 Zechariah 12:10-13:9 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 10 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [a]the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they...
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The Enormity of God’s Love

We come today to the most well-known verse in the Bible, John 3:16. It is a verse which everybody thinks they understand and indeed, it is a simple verse – but it is also a verse which is often made to say some things it does not say and in doing so, people miss the real...
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Has Jesus committed his heart to you?

You thought you had to commit your heart to Christ. Indeed, we do, if we want to speak that way. But John tells us in our text that because he knew what was in man, Jesus wouldn’t commit his heart to the people! We like a simple gospel, just like it was in the wilderness, as the...
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The Sacrifice for Sin

Reading: Leviticus 5:1-6:7 HCLD 25 Text: Leviticus 5:1-6:7 Leviticus 5:1-6:7 New American Standard Bible (NASB) The Law of Guilt Offerings 5 ‘Now if a person sins after he hears a [a]public adjuration to testifywhen he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he...
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“Come Follow Me”

Reading: Luke 9:18-27 Luke 9:18-27 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 18 And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the [a]people say that I am?” 19 They answered and said, “John the Baptist, an...
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The Righteousness of Christ foreshadowed

Reading: 2 Chronicles 34:1-21 Text: 2 Chronicles 34:22-33 2 Chronicles 34:1-21 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah 34 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did right in the sight o...
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Rivers of blood

Reading: Exodus 7:14-24 Text: Exodus 7:14-24 Exodus 7:14-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Water Is Turned to Blood 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is [a]stubborn; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning [b]as he is going out to the...
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God with us

Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 Text: 2 Chronicles 6:18-31, 40-7:3 Matthew 1:18-25 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Conception and Birth of Jesus 18 Now the birth of Jesus [a]Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been [b]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together sh...
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Reading: Galatians 3:1-14 , LD 24 Text: Galatians 3:11 Galatians 3:1-14 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Faith Brings Righteousness 3 [a]You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? 2 This is the only thing I...
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