The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his […]
“Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” Luke 10:36-37 (NLT)
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but […]
Then Jesus went up on a mountain and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. Jesus chose twelve and called them apostles. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach and to have the authority to force demons out of people. Mark 3:13-15 (NCV)
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…a time to keep silence, and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7 (NRSV) Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling. Zechariah 2:13 (NLT)
When I was a child, I spoke about childish matters, for I saw things like a child and reasoned like a child. But the day came when I matured, and I set aside my childish ways. 1 Corinthians 13:11 (TPT)
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then […]
Faith is not for the faint at heart. Yet, the hymn writer said that faith is the victory, for all who will yet believe.
On Sunday, March 4, 2007, I stepped behind the sacred desk at the historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia to preach for the first time. I do not remember a lot about the day, honestly. I know that I was very nervous and yet relieved that the time of waiting and preparation was finally […]