July 4 In yesterday’s Bible reading and devotional, we read Paul’s discussion on sexual immorality. He continues to discussion today in 1 Corinthians 6. But he begins chapter 6 talking about church members litigating against other church members. He says that believers should not take their church disagreements to secular courts. There are two issues…
June 12 Several times in Acts 17, we see more problems with Jews over the proclamation of the Gospel. They are clearly jealous that people are coming to faith in Jesus. (Acts 17:5) In this first instance, they formed a riot and raided the home of “Jason” in Thessalonica. Little else is known about Jason,…
February 23 In Matthew 19, the religious leaders tried to set a trap for Jesus by asking Him about divorce. At the time, there were two basic ways of looking at the issue. One way, taught by Rabbi Shammai allowed divorce only in the case of adultery. The other, taught by Rabbi Hillel, allowed divorce…
February 9 When God created the heavens and the earth, He set in motion all of the systems that seemingly run on their own, the “invisible gears” of the universe like natural laws (gravity, thermodynamics, etc.), weather patterns, and beyond. Four times in Matthew 9, however, we see Jesus once again demonstrating His power over…
January 15 John 11:1-44 tells the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. It’s a familiar story for those of us who have been around church a while. It reveals the Lord’s authority over death and demonstrates His compassion for His friends. It also contains the Bible’s shortest verse, the famous two-word passage: “Jesus…
January 2 John 2 records Jesus’ first miracle: He turned water into wine and not just cheap wine, but fine wine. This was good wine—not grape juice, but fermented, alcoholic wine and lots of it! (120 to 600 gallons, according to John 2:6) “Why would Jesus do such a thing?” someone might ask. Look at…
