A Word for Today | Luke 18:35-40 The final miracle performed by Jesus that Luke records took place towards the end of Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51 marks the major transition in Luke’s Gospel, when after Peter’s great confession and Jesus’ transfiguration on the mount, He “set his face to go to Jerusalem,” […]
Jesus’ Sovereign Offer
A Word for Today | Luke 18:41 Jesus’ passage through the city of Jericho on His way to the cross supplies us with proof of His compassionate love. When poor blind Bartimaeus cried out for mercy, “Jesus stopped” our Lord gave His full attention to this soul in need (Lk. 18:40). The account continues as […]
Knowing God
A Word for Today | Ephesians 1:16-17 The prayer that concludes Ephesians 1 is significant in showing how Paul always joins the ministry of prayer to his teaching of God’s Word. Paul shows us that if we want to reach people for Christ, we need both to witness and to pray. This prayer also shows […]
Remembering You in Prayer
A Word for Today | Ephesians 1:15 After the apostle Paul had been converted on the Damascus Road, the first words said about him as a Christian were telling: “Behold, he is praying” (Acts 9:11). Paul’s letters are filled with prayer because his life was filled with prayer. He writes to the Ephesians: “I do […]
Praying for Our Elders
According to our Book of Church Order, an elder is called an overseer of the flock and household of God. This means that the elders are required to govern and rule over all the affairs of the church. “It belongs to the office of elder, both severally and jointly, to watch diligently over the flock […]
God’s Fire Keepers
In the Iroquois tribe of Native Americans, community life revolved around the log house situated in the center of the camp. Extended families would live there, as well as sleep, work, and play around the great fire kept always burning. In order for the log house’s fire to keep burning there needed always to be […]
