Nobody likes to hear warnings. We especially don´t want to hear them when it sounds like we are not doing something right. But, if a natural disaster were approaching, we would surely want to have a good clear warning so that we could make sure that we were safe. Jesus cares about us so much... Continue Reading →
Fine Sounding
I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. Colossians 2:4 NIV He was a nice man. The congregation approved of the way he conducted himself in their community and the way he preached. His sermons were not overly passionate. But they were biblically sound and they followed the... Continue Reading →
Smooth Sailing
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. Acts 27:13 (NIV) Finally things look like they are taking shape. A gentle breeze begins to blow in our way. We think it looks favorable and now... Continue Reading →
Keep Watch!
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. Acts 20:28 (NIV) Beware! Guard yourselves! Watch out! Pay careful attention! The warning is given. Part of what we are warned about is... Continue Reading →
They Bound Him
Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him John 18:12 (NIV) Turn the clock back about a hundred years and what can we see? Can we see a difference between how our leaders used the name of God back then and how they use it now? ... Continue Reading →
Warned Of The End
`So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.’ Mark 13:23 (NIV) Is it a special blessing to watch as Jesus lays out for us all that will happen in the days and times leading up to the End? There are many people today who like to seek out a fortuneteller... Continue Reading →
Don´t Be Deceived
“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?” Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.’ Mark 13:4-5 (NIV) By now it is becoming clearer that Jesus knew things that we don´t. His followers have witnessed many a marvelous... Continue Reading →
