“You are the salt of the earth.  But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?  It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”  (Jesus, Matthew 5:13) Have you ever wondered what would happen if you lost your saltiness?  What if you stopped [...]

Baptism has been around for thousands of years. It is generally accepted that it was done in later Old Testament days. It was certainly done in the New Testament days. Christians have been baptizing ever since the beginning of the church. Baptism has never ceased to be a part of the Christian faith, even through [...]

Have you heard of Mikeschair?  It’s a band who has a song out entitled: Let The Waters Rise.  My wife turned me on to this song and ever since I listened to it I can’t get it out of my mind.  There are those times in life that just baffle us, when everything is so [...]

“Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, ‘I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.’”  (Mark 12:43-44) I am convinced that the story we [...]

Day 30—1 Peter 1:3-5  3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is [...]

Day 25—Titus 3:1-8  1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.     3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved [...]

Day 17—Acts 4:8-14  8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and [...]

Day 9—Colossians 2:9-13 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your sinful nature was [...]

Day 8—Romans 4:1-12, 18-25 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, the forefather of us Jews, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” [...]

Day 7—Romans 3:21-26 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall [...]

Day 5—John 15:18-25     18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates [...]

Day 4—John 8:21-30  21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”     22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?” [...]

Day 2—John 3:1-8 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if [...]

Do the Luke Challenge! We have designed for our teens and adults who attend our Wednesday Night Mission 454 Class an easy and casual reading plan that will gradually take us through the gospel book of Luke in three months (February, March & April). Basically, the plan will require each of us to read two chapters [...]

“People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the [...]