In Luke 20:7-12 the good doctor shares the account of a young man named Eutychus who falls out of church; literally. Paul's preaching had continued till midnight and the lad, sitting on the windowsill, falls asleep, then drops out of the three story window to his death! Paul and the rest of the folks rush to his side and God uses Paul to resurrect …

When we consider God's calling of Elisha along with other OT saints and juxtapose them with those in the NT who fervently followed after Jesus, we can declare with confidence--they were ALL IN! Hebrews 11 is rightly called The Hall of Faith as it honors many of God's people who remained fiercely faithful to our Lord, even unto death. But as we admi…

Peter was the disciple that Jesus called "the Rock." When Jesus named 12 of His followers who would have the special designation as Apostles, Peter was number one on the list. He was commended for recognizing that Jesus was "the Christ, the Son of the Living God." He went on to be the first head of the early church in Jerusalem. But Peter's unique …

Proverbs 22:1 says: "A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold." (NIV) Ecclesiastes 7:1a echoes similarly: "A good name is better than fine perfume..." (NIV) The fact that God has called you by name and made you His own and placed you in a Family of Believers should mean something deep within. The…

Originally named Abram, which means, "Exalted Father," God eventually changes Abram's name to Abraham, which means, "Father of a multitude." God chose Abraham to be a daddy at a very old age (100) and when the angel told him and wife Sarah they'd bear a son, they actually laughed. So a year later when their son was born, they named him Isaac which …

Psalm 121 is one of the Psalms of Ascent and those include Psalms 120 through 134. Some refer to them as the Songs of the Stairs, believing they're among the songs the faithful sang while climbing the steps to the Temple in Jerusalem. Others suppose they were songs sung by Pilgrims headed to Jerusalem for annual festivals like the Feast of Tabernac…

Jesus taught that "Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted" (Luke 18:14b). James says "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6). Pride is at the root of every sin, whereas humility is the ultimate goal of our sanctification. The believer, with the help of the Holy S…

Message from Nathan Martin on May 26, 2024By Pastor Steve Bush and others

Luke 12:22-27 are Jesus' words, similar to those in His Sermon on the Mount: "And He said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have nei…

Proverbs 31:29-30 is an apt word for any Godly woman: "Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised." (NASB) Few in Scripture fit this description better than Hannah of the OT. One of two wives of a gentleman named Elkanah, Hannah was unable to be…