Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Chapter 16 of Luke includes much of Jesus’ teaching on wealth and money.  There is the wise manager, the Pharisees who loved money, and...

The parable of the lost sheep.  I remember preaching on this parable once, years ago.  In closing, I quoted the words of an old hymn:  ...

One of the most comforting verses:  “Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God...

Peter’s confession . . . He got it right!  “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked.   And Peter answered, “The Christ of God” (9:20). ...

After the healing of the paralyzed man, who was lowered through the roof by his friends, everyone who saw was amazed and in awe and said,...

“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us . . .” (1:1).  From the...

In Mark’s narrative, Jesus and his disciples are drawing near to Jerusalem.  The story now picks up and moves quickly to its conclusion. ...

Mark 9 tells the story of the transfiguration.  When Peter saw Jesus with Moses and Elijah, he offered to build tents for their comfort. ...

While teaching and much healing, Jesus and his disciples had no time even to eat (6:31), and so, they went away in a boat across the lake...

We sometimes talk about “the incomparable Christ.”  In Colossians 1, Paul tells us that for him all things have been created.  In fact,...

“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1).  Or, the beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ.  And,...

“When morning came . . .” (27:1).  It was a momentous and sad morning.  The chief priests and the elders came against Jesus, accused him,...

In chapter 23, Jesus had looked out over Jerusalem and wept.  He had just encountered the mocking and deceptive Herodians, Sadducees, and...

The entry into Jerusalem:  “Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives . . .” (21:1).  Though...

All over the world, even in non-Christian traditions, Jesus is recognized as a great moral teacher.  We recognize that he taught, not...