2 Thes.2:13,14 – But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the …
Merry Tuesday with Parris But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Psalm 92:10 The other day while biking riding through the trace, I started hearing the words “fresh oil”. I found myself repeating it over and again and couldn’t wait to go home …
Acts 3;19-21 – Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God …
Nothing like a nice cool breeze when the summer heats up. Parris and I like to take walks on the Lakefront in the early mornings in the summer, you just can’t beat that breeze coming in off of the lake. Today, I am including three distinct translations of today’s scripture text, each one loaded with …
Mal. 4:5,6 – Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. He will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the …
Acts 19:18,19 – Also many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; Repentance is not one of the top topics to preach from in the modern church. Many have taken …
Matt.3:2,3 – “The realm of heaven’s kingdom is about to appear—so you’d better keep turning away from evil and turn back to God!”Isaiah was referring to John when he prophesied:A thunderous voice! One will be crying out in the wilderness,“Prepare yourself for the Lord’s comingand level a straight path inside your hearts for him.” “Repent, …
Rom.2:4 – Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? The Lord is perfect in all of His ways. It’s His very nature, His goodness, that attracts us to this new life in Christ. Before our salvation we were all …
Lk.3:3,4 – John went preaching and baptizing throughout the Jordan Valley. He persuaded people to turn away from their sins and turn to God for the freedom of forgiveness.This was to fulfill what was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:“Listen! You will hear a thunderous voice in the lonely wilderness telling you to …
Everything about Jesus is different and unexpected. When He first appeared in Galilee He preached a message far different from what the people were accustomed to. Mark said this is what Jesus preached, Mk.1:15 – “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” The Passion …
