The name Ruth Johnson Carruth may not be one you readily recognize. Mrs. Carruth was married to a man named Roy Carruth who had been wounded in WWI. Roy Carruth…
All of us at one time or another have heard the Bible song about a “wee” man known as Zacchaeus. The story of Zacchaeus and his encounter with Jesus is…
In Mark chapter 10 there is a series of tense situations that lead to one answer for all the problems. In the final tense situation of the series in Mark…
I think all of us love stories that have happy endings. We find ourselves pulling for the person who is confronted with what seem to be insurmountable obstacles. But then…
Our eyesight is precious to us. Often we don’t realize how much we depend upon it until it is compromised. Imagine describing a scene to someone who has never known…
Have you ever given serious thought to the concept of “eternal life”? Life in a realm whose beauties defy description. A life in which Satan and his angels no longer…
In our text this morning, Jesus points to that which is necessary for us to enter God’s Kingdom. Listen to what Jesus says to us about the infants who were…
Today, in our reading this morning, we find Jesus telling another parable on prayer, this one about two men going up to the Temple to pray, Jesus’ focus is upon…
While we await the return of our King, living in His kingdom calls us to a radically different way of living (Titus 2:11-14). This is where the tension comes in:…
The kingdom of God is God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule. Those of us here today who are a part of God’s kingdom are His people, in His…