He is Risen! He is risen! He is risen indeed! There are no greater truths than those we celebrate on Easter weekend. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 speak of this importance, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was […]
Triumph of The Cross Colossians 2:15 Today begins Holy Week, also known as Passion Week, beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter Sunday. This is a week to remember – and celebrate – what Jesus has done for us. The Bible says about this time, “As the time approached for him to be taken […]
The Best Spring Break Reel Life International exists to work alongside the church to engage the people of God in the mission of God for the glory of God. Our vision is for God’s people to cultivate a deep passion for the gospel through participation in local discipleship and short-term missions. This week, we have two teams spending their spring […]
Go and Tell Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-20 tells the account of a man who was demon possessed. This man was so bad that they had tried (and failed) to control him by binding him hand and foot with chains. And this and many other efforts had failed. “No one was strong enough to subdue him.” […]
Remember Who You Are! Matthew 13:55 One of the things my Dad always said is, “Remember who you are”. The idea was that no matter where you went, whether it was out for the night or off to college, that you represented your family. Being part a family impacts who you are and how you […]
Build Your House On The Rock Matthew 7:21-27 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had […]
Do you want to get well? Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. […]
Where is your Faith? How do you respond when things are not going well? When storms come, when there’s trouble in the world, when things are difficult with your spouse or kids, when work is overwhelming and stressful, or when there’s conflict even in the church … Where do you look for help? Where should […]
Have You Met Jesus? The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found Messiah” (that is, the Christ). John 1:41 Have you met Jesus? Do you know Him? I would submit that there is no greater question to ask of yourself or ask anyone else than […]
The Response of Faith “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” (Luke 1:38) The gospel of Luke opens with two accounts of miraculous pregnancies. Certainly you are familiar with the second pregnancy, the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. But the first pregnancy was also miraculous, although not to […]
