[Andrew] first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). John 1:41 John 1 manages to pack many names of Jesus into one small segment of Scripture – Word, Prophet, Son of God, Lamb of God, King of Israel, Son of Man – but maybe none were…
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” Revelation 17:14 For those of us living in the United States or other countries without a king, some of the significance of this Name is lost on…
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58 As soon as the Jews heard Jesus’ reply, they knew He wasn’t playing around. He’d equated Himself with God, and rightly so…but their frame of reference couldn’t allow for a wandering Prophet who had nothing to recommend Him as a…
And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 It’s one thing for shepherds to shout good news of a Savior come in a manger or a riff-raff crowd of disciples to say that they have found the Messiah. It’s another thing for a man…
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 This particular Name of the Messiah is couched in a prophetic passage from God through the prophet, Isaiah. And not only is He…
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 The same Word spoken at Creation, the same Word spoken through prophets of old, this Word has come to dwell among us. He is God’s Word of love and mercy to a broken world. And not merely to the…
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 In John 14:6, Jesus responds to the question of a man named Thomas, but really we all have been in that place, asking the same question – “How can we know the way?” How…
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live. John 11:25 Death stands in strong opposition to the Life that God created in the beginning. When sin came, death was not far behind as the consequence. However, Jesus is stronger than Death. He swallows it up…
And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 The people of Israel complained a lot, and when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. You can read the backstory of today’s passage from 1st Corinthians in Exodus 17:1-7. The beautiful…
This Sunday we talked about freedom and the future and what the two have to do with each other. Here’s a little reminder of what we discussed.
