Okay. I know it’s already February, so this might seem a little late, but here goes anyway! I have spent much time in prayer about the Lord’s direction for this year. In fact, when I came home from Kenya, I took an entire day to go out, hike along the river and find a quiet …
NT 1:4 Lights On A Hill
Week 1: Getting Started Day 4 – Lights on a Hill: Matthew 5:13-16 It’s a hundred miles from the Montana/Wyoming line to my hometown. I’ve made the drive more times than I can count, usually with various family members and usually with eight or ten hours of driving behind us. When I was a little …
NT 1:3 Asshur Revisted
Week 1: Getting Started Day 3: Asshur Revisited Matthew 4:12-17 As we went through the Old Testament we saw not only the Lord’s desires toward the fatherless, but also towards several other groups, specifically, strangers, widows, the oppressed and the poor and needy. These groups are found in the New Testament as well. In fact, …
NT 1:1 A Heart Unchanged
Week 1: Getting Started Day 1 – A Heart Unchanged: (Mark 1:1-8; Luke 1:11-17, Malachi 4:5,6; Luke 7:18-35; Malachi 3:1; John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3) Four hundred years. That’s a long time to live in silence, a long time not hearing from the One you love. That’s how long it had been for Israel. The God …
Green Bean Project Report
Four times, Psalm 107 says to praise the Lord for His wonderful works among the children of men. So, here goes! About a month ago I was starting to get a little panicked about the outcome of the Green Bean Project. We had about 22 days left in the project and I realized that the …
OT 9:4 The Final Word
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 4 – The Final Word: Malachi 4:5,6 Malachi ends with yet another prophecy of the ministry of John the Baptist. There seems to be some controversy surrounding the prophecy, but Scripture is really pretty clear if you just take the time to look it over. Jesus clearly …
OT 9:3 Robbing God
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 3 – Robbing God (Malachi Cont’d): Malachi 3:7-17 Since Malachi only mentions the fatherless once, you might think that we should have been done with this yesterday, but we’re not. Why? Because the next section goes on to discuss something that directly affects them. This is why …
OT 9:2 Malachi and the Fatherless
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 2 – Malachi and the Fatherless: Malachi 3:1-6 Finally, we come to the climax of the book. The hook that keeps you waiting for the next installment: The promise of the Messiah and the one who will go before Him to prepare the way. “Behold, I will …
OT 8:5 Dung on Your Face (Part 2) – Priests Gone Astray
Week 8 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 5 – Dung on Your Face (Part 2) –Priests Gone Astray: Malachi 2:1-9 The message of Malachi chapter two was written to the priests. God had made a covenant with the Levites, but they had “departed out of the way” (2:8). This passage addresses very clearly …
OT 8:4 Dung on Your Face
Week 8 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 4 – Malachi – Dung on Your Face: Malachi 2:1-3 This is a hard post for me to write, not because I don’t want to write it, but because I want to scream it from the housetops and know that I can’t. Imagine this scene, a …
