The Surprise of a Lifetime

Jane Helser is an National Football League legend. For over 50 years, she stitched together the famous Wilson footballs used by the league.  In September, Jane got a real surprise when her favorite quarterback Peyton Manning showed up in her dining room. For the longest while, she didn't even [...]

2019-11-10T19:51:55-05:00November 10th, 2019|

The Battle for Authority

World War 1 was one of the most brutal wars this planet has ever seen. Both sides were battling for victory, and the conflict was intense. In Luke 20, we read about the intense verbal battle that Jesus was engaged in when a group of religious elites challenged Him [...]

2019-11-04T11:46:01-05:00November 3rd, 2019|

The Outcast: Sought and Saved

Michael Franzese was a millionaire mob-boss, when he was finally convicted and sent to prison. But life changed forever as Michael met Jesus Christ there in the pages of Scripture.  In Luke 19, Jesus transforms the life of another rich and notorious swindler named Zacchaeus.  What four surprises unfold [...]

2019-10-27T18:03:19-04:00October 27th, 2019|

Met Jesus: Went Away Worse

It's hard to imagine someone meeting Jesus and going away in a worse condition than they came. But that is exactly what happened to a rich, young ruler in Luke 18.  How did this happen?  What shocking truths and spiritual insights did Jesus reveal to this man?  Where did [...]

2019-10-21T08:36:33-04:00October 20th, 2019|

Devotion Over Distraction

Fred and Barney. Lucy and Ricky. Laurel and Hardy. Brooks and Dunn. American popular history is filled with iconic duos. But the Bible has them too. In Luke 10, we meet two sisters who came face-to-face with Jesus: Mary and Martha. But this meeting was more than just a [...]

2019-10-15T09:35:25-04:00October 13th, 2019|

A Tale of Two Loves

Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" opens with a famous contrast: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."  When a notoriously sinful woman interrupts a dinner party to pay tribute to Jesus in Luke 7, a number of stark contrasts play out [...]

2019-10-07T08:53:33-04:00October 6th, 2019|

A Funeral Interrupted

When insulin was perfected in 1922, many diabetic hospital wards were transformed from places of death and sorrow to joy and hopefulness. In Luke 7, Jesus performs a similar transformation when he interrupts a funeral and resurrects a man back to life. What does this incredible event teach us [...]

2019-09-30T09:37:02-04:00September 29th, 2019|

When the Master Calls

Harry Pincus will never forget the day he met Babe Ruth in 1934. In a similar way, Peter and his fishing partners would never forget the day that Jesus nearly capsized two boats with a supernatural catch of fish. That was the day Jesus called them to full-time discipleship [...]

2019-09-23T08:57:53-04:00September 22nd, 2019|

The Four Biggest Misconceptions About Church

Sooner or later we're all going to meet a guy like Chuck-- who not only declines every church invitation, but who always has something negative to say about the organized Church. In today's secular world there are a number of popular misconceptions about the Church that people continue to [...]

2019-09-16T10:10:29-04:00September 15th, 2019|

The Christian’s Unshakable Certainty

After his assassination in 1865, we learned what was in Abraham Lincoln's pockets. Surprisingly, he carried some worn-out newspaper clippings that spoke positively about his character and person. Lincoln read these often to find confidence! In 1 John 5, the Apostle John gave his readers confidence by reminding them [...]

2019-09-10T09:33:17-04:00September 8th, 2019|
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