Posts by
Posts by
January 6, 2021
These words, written by the Apostle John in the late first century, represent a vision of the future, modeled on God’s work in the past, (Creation and the Exodus). The ultimate image …
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2021
“God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good.” This is a familiar church chant, often used as a call and response, from pulpits, in youth ministries, and …
Read MoreDecember 9, 2020
The story of Jesus’ birth appears in two of the four Gospels, Matthew, and Luke. And they are both written without a lot of fanfare. There is some writing about the backstory …
Read MoreDecember 2, 2020
“Maranatha” means “Come, Lord Jesus” in Aramaic, the language of Jesus. It reflects the desire for advent. It contains a hope, a belief that Jesus will indeed come. Maranatha, the cry of …
Read MoreNovember 25, 2020
Jesus initiated this conversation with the man by the pool, with a simple question, “Do you want to get well?” The man said he wanted to be healed, and seemingly expected Jesus …
Read MoreNovember 18, 2020
Prior to these verses, Jesus told us not to store up earthly treasures (Matt. 6:19–24). And then, he seemed to know what we would say, “How will we eat and have clothes …
Read MoreNovember 11, 2020
Jesus began this chapter with an overarching idea: Practice your righteousness for God, not for others to see you. Jesus then illustrates his point with examples of secret generosity (v. 2-4), prayer …
Read MoreNovember 4, 2020
Other Jewish teachers of the time might have used a similar metaphor (house built on stone or sand), with regards to following God’s commands. Here, however, Jesus refers to his own words …
Read MoreOctober 28, 2020
Again, Paul continues to instruct the church on how to live in mutual submission to one another. Earlier in this chapter, Paul told us how to do so – by the renewing …
Read MoreSign up to recieve email updates whenever something new is posted to the First Methodist Mansfield Blog.