Two of the followers of Jesus departed Jerusalem on the Sunday Christ arose. As they walked the 12-kilometre mountain road to their home in Emmaus, a stranger joined them. The two had been discussing the painful and shocking events of the last three days. The Stranger asked them what they were talking about. After a […]
A passport is essential for international travel. You cannot leave the country without one. Each country has essential requirements for their passports. If these are missing, you simply cannot get a passport. Salvation is God’s passport to heaven. Two of the essentials to get such a passport are faith and forgiveness. The resurrection of Jesus […]
The primary purpose of a carpenter’s hammer is to pound in nails. However, a hammer has many other uses. It can pull nails, drive a chisel, flatten things, smash things, and persuade things. When Christ died on the cross for us, that too had multiple purposes, as we will see in Galatians 1:4. Transition By […]
Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign as king of Judah. Use the King’s Chart. Samuel was a prophet when Saul became king in 1095 BC. Josiah’s Passover was in the 18th year of his reign, making it 615 BC. Thus, Josiah lived more than 480 years after Samuel. To put […]
(Psalms 146:5) “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:” Some things in life that are beyond our capability. We need help. As we look at our uncertain future and on into eternity, we need hope. Deep within our being, we long for […]
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were beaten and locked in painful stocks in the inner prison. After God sent a great earthquake, the jailer was saved, and they were released. From there, the missionaries travelled west to Thessalonica. In the Thessalonian synagogue, Paul reasoned with the attendees out of the scriptures. He opened the […]