Pilgrim’s Progress: The Sudden Pull (2:3)
Whether strong or gentle, whether gradual or sudden, there is always the pull.
Pilgrim’s Progress: Goodwill At the Gate (2:2)
The door swings wide, and the pilgrim who has no claim to anything but his own desperate need steps across the threshold.
Pilgrim’s Progress: Arrival at the Gate (2:1)
The silence between the knock and the answer is real. What happens in that silence reveals something important about the nature of our seeking.
Pilgrim’s Progress: The Wicket Gate (1:4)
You cannot see it from a distance and demand proof before you take a step. The gate only reveals itself to those already walking.
The Gate
Jesus said “I am the Good Shepherd” Not “a” good shepherd, “the” Good Shepherd.
The Gate
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.” (John 10:6-7) Read: Isaiah 18:1 – 23:18 Relate: In the west, we live in a culture full of individualism. In other parts of the world the group, the collective whole,…
Sneaky Thieves
I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! (John 10:1) Read: Psalm 120 – 123, 125, 126 Relate: Anne Rice, author of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt and Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana along with a plethora of vampire…
THE RIVER WALK 