Jesus came into this world to bring life to people who were dead. Being dead in this sense does not mean that you can't walk around. Being dead means you can't see. And, apart from God's intervention, man is dead in his trespasses and sins. Blind, dead and under … [Read more...] about The Testimony of Jesus Christ
#4 Jesus and Marriage
In the Gospel, Jesus comes to take a people for Himself whom He will, purify, guard and cherish and through whom all the families of the earth will be blessed. The hope of the Gospel is that, just as Adam is symbolically made whole in his reunion with the woman taken from his … [Read more...] about #4 Jesus and Marriage
The Idols of Jonah
It has been said that if you want to know what someone's idol is, you don't ask them what they love most. Instead, you ask them what their worst nightmare is. What is it that, if taken away, would make you say, “I wish I were dead”? Jonah was a bible believing prophet who saw … [Read more...] about The Idols of Jonah
#3 Jesus and Betrothal
In the gospel, by an act of betrothal, God the Father sets apart a bride for His Son who is willing to pay the bride price with His own life. As pictured in Hosea, this is the hope of the gospel: That God would take an unworthy people, and purify them so that they might belong to … [Read more...] about #3 Jesus and Betrothal
The Naaman Option
When a person first comes to Jesus, one of the things they begin to think about is how they might serve in His kingdom. For some, the transformation of day-to-day life is dramatic. Unholy relationships, housing, lifestyle, friends and more need to be put under the blood, … [Read more...] about The Naaman Option