Two men are walking through an art gallery admiring a famous painting by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch called, "Checkmate". In the painting, a man is playing chess with the devil. The devil is grinning ear-to-ear because he has the man cornered. The title of the painting, … [Read more...] about The King Has One More Move
Jesus, Bring Your Friends
Teaching, healing and displaying the power of God. This was the earthly ministry of Jesus as He moved from house to house. On this occasion, the house was filled with Pharisees and Scribes. On one of those days, as He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting … [Read more...] about Jesus, Bring Your Friends
Jesus, A Fisher of Men
Tempted, yet without sin, Jesus had power and authority to plunder the strong man's house and would go on to complete the plundering by dying the death of sinners and for sinners so that death itself will ultimately be swallowed up in victory. Moving into Luke 5 and Jesus … [Read more...] about Jesus, A Fisher of Men
Shoulder to Shoulder
So, you're a minister and you're up to you're neck in Corinthian pride; Galatian foreskins and Ephesian wolves. You have busted your guts for the saints and now you're in prison with Nero breathing down your neck. Who is likely to care enough to risk life and limb to provide for … [Read more...] about Shoulder to Shoulder
Jesus, to the Ends of the Earth
The Jubilee laws given to God's people were designed to cut short and dismantle the development of an ungodly culture from forming among God's people. They achieved this by releasing those who might have otherwise remained indebted, impoverished, enslaved or oppressed. But for … [Read more...] about Jesus, to the Ends of the Earth