Live pain free
Yesterday I passed by a billboard for a pain clinic that read “Live pain free.” Of course I know what they meant …
In Christ alone
I Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Many …
Love Jesus more than anything
Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all …
Resolved: To go to my Lord in good times
53. Resolved, to improve every opportunity, when I am in the best and happiest frame of mind, to cast and venture my …
Amazed at Him
Luke 2:47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. Even at a very young age, Jesus …
Seeing salvation
Luke 2:30-31 for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples What must it have been …
Wise men seek Him and worship
Matthew 2:11 And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. …
Glory to God in the highest
Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God …
A Savior is born
Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. What …
And the time came
Luke 2:6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. After all of the prophesy, all of the …
The Word became flesh
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only …
Good news requires a response
Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Did …
An uncommon message for common people
Luke 2:8-10 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an …
The firstborn Son
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, …
You shall call Him Jesus
Matthew 1:21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their …
O little town of Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for …
The true light
John 1:9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. Was the world prepared for what it was going …
The genealogy of Jesus Christ
Matthew 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen …
Expecting the Messiah
Malachi 4:5-6 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will …
I AM – The light of the world
John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, …
I AM – The bread of life
John 6:34-35 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; …
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Luke 21:29-33 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. As soon as they come out in …
Worthy to be praised
Psalm 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. Nobody’s perfect, right? Nobody is truly …
Only He satisfies
Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Where do …
Testimony Concerning the Son of God
1 John 5:6-12 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water …
The New Commandment
1 John 2:7-14 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old …
The Word of Life
1 John 1:1-4 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we …
Awe: God in the flesh
Colossians 1:15-20 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, …
Christ our Advocate
1 John 2:1-6 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone …
The Resurrection
Mark 16:1-8 1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they …
Burning hearts
Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while …
The Invitation
Luke 24:29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” …
Head knowledge is not heart knowledge
Luke 24:25 And he said to them,“O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Our …
Jesus in the Scriptures
Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Can you …
Hoping for something more
Luke 24:21a But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel… Have you ever looked back on something in your …
Jesus, the risen Lord
Luke 24:5b-6a “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Why do we look …
He is risen!
Passage: Matthew 28:1-10 Key verses: Matthew 28:6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place …
Forgiveness in Christ
Passage: John 19:28-30 Key verses: Colossians 1:13-14 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom …
The atonement
Passage: Luke 23:26-49 Key verses: Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is …
The King on trial
Passage: John 18:33-40 Key verse: John 18:37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I …
The High Priestly prayer
Passage: John 17:1-26 Key verse: John 17:1:24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me …
Denied
Passage: Luke 22:54-62 Key verses: Luke 22:61-62 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, …
Betrayed beyond belief
Passage: John 13:1-20 Key verse: Matthew 26:21 And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” …
Light of the world
John 1:4-5 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the …
He is our peace
Ephesians 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing …
Head over all things
Ephesians 1:22-23 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which …
Name above all names
Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this …
Seated on His right
Ephesians 1:20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in …
Growing in Christ – Speaking
Since beginning this series here on the website, I’ve introduced the concept to our children’s ministry at Christ Fellowship of Tampa. The …
Growing in Christ – Eating
Last week I wrote about how to need to be growing spiritually, just as we need to grow physically to be healthy. …