Posts with the category “40-day-gospel-challenge”

Shortest Verse in the Bible I remember growing up in a church youth group, a question that was often thrown around was “Do you know the shortest verse in the Bible?!” I’m not sure if we were playing Bible trivia or if we genuinely thought there was some kind of spiritual clout that came with knowing this random fact (ha!), but nevertheless—it was a common question in my youth group. We’d proudly r...  Read More

Count the CostIn Luke 14, Jesus is well into His earthly ministry and has done many amazing things.  Jesus brought a widow’s son back to life in the middle of his funeral.  He calmed a raging sea with the power of His words.  And He fed thousands of people with just a little bread and a couple of fish.  Everyone loved the miracles, the healing, and the free food, so Jesus was drawing a large follo...  Read More

Perspective-ShiftingLuke chapter 6 and 7! Wow! These two chapters contain an abundance of biblical information and historical importance. Add that together with cultural groundbreaking events, and you have yourself one perspective-shifting read.Starting in verse 12 of chapter 6, Jesus goes off to pray (which He does for all major events that happened or were about to happen in His life). When He r...  Read More

Empty But Full 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. -Mark 16:6 (ESV) Usually we equate empty with bad. Empty pocket-book…bad. Empty pantry…definitely bad. But in this case, empty was actually good. The empty grave was full of hope. It was the fulfillment of the promise for the very...  Read More

Help Me Overcome My UnbeliefMovies are a huge part of our culture today.  In fact, we can often quote lines from movies we haven’t even seen.  “Go ahead, make my day”. “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”.  “Frankly my dear, I don’t…”, well, you get the point.There are some memorable lines in the Bible too.  Lines that stick in your mind for whatever reason. One of those for me i...  Read More

Just As He Said Would Happen When the two Mary’s went to visit the tomb where Jesus had been buried, they were in for more of an eventful day than they could have imagined.  An incredible earthquake takes place.  An angel of the Lord comes down from Heaven right before their eyes, rolls back the stone that covered the tomb, and the guards faint at the sight of it all.  The angel attempts to calm t...  Read More

If You Ain’t First You’re Last….Or Are You?“If you ain’t first you’re last.” The eloquent words of Ricky Bobby. I have quoted this myself countless times when beating my kids in any sort of competition. Unfortunately for Ricky and myself, Jesus had very different thoughts on this. Look at what Jesus says in Matthew 20:24-28.24 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they ...  Read More

The Kingdom of heaven is like…Matthew chapter 13 is full of parables that Jesus used to teach the crowds of people that followed Him.  Jesus taught heavenly principles using illustrations that would be understandable and relatable to His audience at the time, but he also instructed the disciples in the deeper meanings of His teachings when they were behind closed doors.He told the disciples in Mat...  Read More

"Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for Him."Here we go! We're going to spend the next 40 days walking through the Gospels, together. Together, we'll journey with Jesus our Savior and King. We'll hear his life-changing lessons, witness His astounding miracles unfold, and my prayer - grow in our relationship with God with each chapter and each day.The Gospel of Matthew is written...  Read More