Sojourners,We finished John 8 last Sunday. This week we will tackle all of John 9. It is one of my favorite stories in the Gospel of John. I hope it will be refreshing and encouraging to you as study it this week and listen to the sermon on Sunday.Here are some questions to consider as you study...
Sojourners,This week we will finish up John 8. Jesus continues to say some pretty bold things about himself. As you study the text ahead of the sermon, may your affections for Christ grow more and more.We will be in John 8:31-59.Here are some questions to consider as you study the text: How...
One glance at the news or social media exposes the collective hemorrhaging of emotions across the globe. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Bring us to our knees, Lord; open our eyes. Teach us to fear You. “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not...
Sojourners,This Sunday we will be in John 8:12-30. Below are some questions to help you as you study the text this week.One quick note. We will be skipping over John 7:53-8:11 in our preaching. The reason is, as your Bible probably mentions, it is highly unlikely that it is original to John's...
It’s amazing to be inhabited by God’s Spirit. Because of Jesus, we have direct access in one Spirit to the Father (Ephesians 2:18). Where to Begin It’s hard to know where to start with the brokenness in our country right now. What do we pray for? How do we...
Hello Sojourners,This week instead of giving you a specific text to look at with questions ahead of Sunday, I want to encourage you to look through God's word and see what he has to say about justice.If you do a simple search of the word justice on esvonline.org 133 references come up. About the...
I’ve been thinking about it all week. Thinking, reading, praying. Two more videos surfaced this week. One showing a woman calling the police on a black man, Christian Cooper, for asking her to put a leash on her dog and one showing the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the...
In high school I bought the devotional “Streams in the Desert” by L.B. Cowman from the bookstore where I worked. Its words have encouraged me most when I’ve been in seasons of need these past 22 years. An underlined section from June 27 gives courage to my soul this week...
Hello Sojourners,I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather today! As I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, this coming week we have the joy of hearing Mark Mullery, a pastor at Redeeming Grace Church, preach on fear--an important topic any time, but especially right now.This will be a...
Something strange happens when I join a Zoom call. My brain takes several minutes to focus and concentrate like it’s rebelling against the unnatural gathering. Trouble focusing has become the norm for me — a thought will flit into my mind like a hummingbird, insert its beak into...