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Humiliation That Saves – Matthew 27:27-44
I was reading an article in Psychology Today about humiliation. The author was noting that “humiliation is something that is brought upon us by others. Tommy confides to his teacher that he has not
Continue reading...Washed Hands – Matthew 27:11-26
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the wife of Macbeth is struggling with the murders they have committed to secure the throne of Scotland for themselves. She descends into madness, constantly trying
Continue reading...Innocent Blood – Matthew 27:1-10
Single mom, Nancy Simpson, tells how her 10 year old son received training at school for how to respond during a tornado. He had been taught to seek shelter in the lowest part of the building and that
Continue reading...I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up – Matthew 26:57-75
There used to be a commercial for a medic alert device for elderly people that they would wear around their necks in case they fell and needed help. The commercial showed a woman on the floor and she said
Continue reading...Unacceptable – Matthew 26:47-56
I’ll never forget him standing in front of us, having been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and having gone through multiple experimental treatments with only temporary results, and telling us that
Continue reading...Love Says No – Matthew 26:36-46
How many people do you know who have given up on God because He didn’t answer a prayer for them that they felt needed to be answered if God is a God of love? I have heard it many times. I’ve
Continue reading...Though All Fall Away – Matthew 26:26-35
I have a blog called Ask the Pastors. People ask questions for a pastoral response, and one question I have gotten over and over again in one form or another is, “Will God forgive me for breaking
Continue reading...Is It I – Matthew 26:14-25
I get a great kick out of the story of Pastor Michael Hartwig of Valparaiso, Indiana, describing his bout with pride: I started visiting a man in a nursing home who had been instrumental in starting the
Continue reading...Extravagant Worship – Matthew 26:1-13
I love the picture of king David dancing before the Lord as he led the procession of the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:16). It was extravagant worship. Darlene Zschech, pastor of Hope
Continue reading...The Least of These – Matthew 25:31-46
Righteous Among the Nations. That’s the designation Israel gave to Oskar Schindler, who employed and thus rescued 1,200 Jews from the death camps during the Nazi reign of terror in Europe during
Continue reading...Be Faithful Over a Little – Matthew 25:1-30
It is easy to compare myself with someone who is a mover and a shaker and find myself coming up short. That may not be entirely bad, because the example of the mover and shaker might help me to accomplish
Continue reading...Be Ready – Matthew 24:36-51
CBS television network describes its show “Undercover Boss” as “a reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations.
Continue reading...Mourn – Matthew 24:29-25
One of the stumbling blocks of Christianity for many unbelievers is that we believe that Jesus is the only way to right relationship with God. Jesus is the only way to truth and life (John 14:6), as he
Continue reading...Abomination of Desolation – Matthew 24:15-28
I know a precious believer who suffered great anxiety and fear whenever he heard a sermon about the end times and the suffering that will take place. The descriptions that Jesus gives in Matthew of the
Continue reading...Cold Love – Matthew 24:1-14
The 2018 news story read, “A man who crashed his car Thursday night attacked at least five people, including two children, who stopped to help him before a Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy
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