Not Peace, But…

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. (Luke 12:51) Read: Deuteronomy 32:28-52, Luke 12:35-59, Psalm 78:56-64, Proverbs 12:24 Relate: One of the friendliest guys I have met recently is a man I am going to call Joe. Joe is a Muslim but the way IS is acting almost…

The Whisper

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. (Psalm 36:1) Read: Leviticus 4:1 – 5:19, Mark 2:13 – 3:6, Psalm 36:1-12, Proverbs 10:1-2 Relate: Another translation has this verse read: “I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked. There is no…

INI, UNTUKMU…

Originally posted on Beautiful Words:
TUHAN ITU DEKAT KEPADA ORANG-ORANG YANG PATAH HATI, DAN IA MENYELAMATKAN ORANG-ORANG YANG REMUK JIWANYA (Mazmur 34 : 19)   Ini untukku… Ini untukmu… Untuk yang kesepian, letih, sendiri…… Untuk seorang gadis yang terhimpit di kelam malam…. sambil berharap agar ayahnya tidak akan pulang dalam keadaan mabuk dan mencabik harga…

Satan

When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him. Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine. The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.” (John 12:29-31) Read: 1 Chronicles 4:24 – 5:17, Psalms 137:1-9, Jeremiah 52:28-30, Ezekiel 32:17 – 33:20 Relate: In the five…

Prove It

Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. (John 10:25-26) Read: 2 Chronicles 14:1 – 16:14, Romans 9:1-24, Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 20:1 Relate: When I was in eighth grade our family…

John 4:27 (Propriety)

Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, “What do you want with her?” or “Why are you talking to her?” (John 4:27) Read: Joshua 15:20 – 17:18 Relate: Have you ever known someone who gets so hung up…

John 3:27-29 (The Best Man)

John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’ It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the best man is simply glad to stand with him…

Upward, Inward, Outward (John 1:15)

Read: Genesis 28:6 – 30:24 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’” (John 1:15) Relate: Almost every time I am preaching or teaching on a…

Occupy (John 1:14)

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.  And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. (John 1:14) Read: Genesis 25:27 – 28:5 Relate: On September 17, two and a half years ago about a thousand individuals got together in…