I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
Dr. Dan Doriani said in a sermon, “Causing Trouble,”: To get the most from our story, it helps to know a little about Ephesus. It was a large port city on the west coast of today’s Turkey; they called it Asia. With over 300,000 people, Ephesus was the leading city of the province. It was the region’s center … More Paul was causing trouble in Ephesus! Acts 19:23-41
John Piper, in a message, “The Kingdom of Heaven is a Treasure“: The Main Lesson from This Verse The question today is: What do we learn about the kingdom of God here in Matthew 13:44? We learn one main thing: The kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the … More A Happy Trade-Off…John Piper on Matthew 13:44
Scott Hoezee says, Psalm 32 is a powerful poem for three voices as it teaches that the path to beatitude is confession. In a scarred world of sin, we are as often the perpetrators of wrong as we are victims of it. Fight though we may to combat sin, the unhappy fact is that whether you are nine-years-old … More Psalm 32 “We’re Surrounded!”
The Tabernacle Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 The Tabernacle and its service represents one of the most important themes of the Old Testament, and it occupies most of Exodus 25-40. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the theme of the Tabernacle dominates the … More The Tabernacle…..Iain D. Campbell
Bob Deffinbaugh writes at Bible.org: The hand of God was at work through Paul, and there were some who wished to cash in on it. If Paul could accomplish what he did through the name of Jesus, so could they—they thought. There were in Ephesus, as in Israel (see Luke 11:19), Jewish exorcists, who sought to … More Spiritual name-dropping in Acts 19
Watch earnestly, for grace is a tender plant in a foreign soil, in an uncongenial clime, while sin is in its own element, and is strongly rooted in the soil. ~~C.H. Surgeon (1834-1892) Sown Among Thorns August 19th, 1888 biblebb.com
From the Treasury of David, Spurgeon says: Note the singular fact that David asked the Lord to be his rock Ps 31:2 because he was his rock; and learn from it that we may pray to enjoy in experience what we grasp by faith. Faith is the foundation of prayer.
From Scripture Studies: The occasion for this psalm, as specified in the inscription, is “For the dedication of the temple”. The background for this event is as follows: After a time of many military successes, David’s pride got the best of him. He decided that he would conduct a census of the people of Israel in … More A Background on Psalm 30
Man’s Weakness and God’s Strength It took a while to realize this, but it is noteworthy that Paul’s first significant success evangelizing among the Gentiles came at this point in time, a time when Paul was at his lowest. He was fearful, both of his safety, and of the results of his ministry if he … More Man’s Weakness and God’s Strength- Bob Deffinbaugh on Acts 18
Max A Forsythe comments on The Sign of Jonah: The world still seeks signs. Of course those of us who claim Jesus Christ as Lord of our lives realize that when He specified that He would be three days and three nights in the earth, he was saying plainly that death’s claim on Him had … More The Sign of Jonah?
