Monday, May 25, Revelation 12 v. 1 — The woman is a symbol of the Christian church. v. 3 — “Crowns” is not the word for the crown of victory, but “diadem,” which implied deity. It was worn by the Persian emperors, by the mad Caligula and Diocletian (Roman emperors) and still later by the popes. Vv. 5-6 — The …
May 21, 2020 – Still There (Synod Devotion)
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. Acts 1:9 I would assume that most of us have had the experience of watching a jet airliner flying across the sky. Eventually, to our eyes anyway, it gets so small that we can’t see it anymore. It’s not really …
May 20, 2020 Aha!
Don’t you just love “aha!” moments? When your mind is opened and you can see something you never knew before? I wonder how many “aha!” moments the disciples had after Easter. For three years Jesus had been teaching them. And, for three years they mostly didn’t get it. Here in Luke 24 Jesus opened their minds. Think of that aha moment …
May 20, 2020 – Aha!
Don’t you just love “aha!” moments? When your mind is opened and you can see something you never knew before? I wonder how many “aha!” moments the disciples had after Easter. For three years Jesus had been teaching them. And, for three years they mostly didn’t get it. Here in Luke 24 Jesus opened their minds. Think of that aha moment …
May 19, 2020 – Reminders
My phone buzzed again. It just reminded me of another appointment. It’s always doing that. Good thing, too. It’s easy for me to get lost in what I’m doing and then I forget about what’s coming next. God gave a reminder like that to the congregation in Colossae. He had Paul write it down to remind us, too. Good thing. …
May 18, 2020 – Little Things
Did you ever think that God isn’t doing much these days? Evil people are doing evil things and they seem to be getting away with it. Bad things happen to good people and nothing seems to be done about it. Where are the miracles? Where are the acts of God? What is God doing? Chapter six of the book of …
May 18-23 Bible Reading Guides
Bible Reading and Commentary May 18-23, 2020 Monday, May 18, Revelation 6 Vv. 2, 4, 5, 8 — Prof. Becker in his commentary on Revelation, interprets the opening of the 6 seals in chapter 6 with Matthew 24, where Jesus gives us the signs of the last days. Here’s his interpretation: The white horse in v. 2 is Christ and …
May 14, 2020 – Love
What is love? Everybody wants it, but very few people know what it is. There are very few examples of love in our “me-first” society. That’s one of the reasons we look to Jesus. He is the perfect example of love. And when we learn about love from Jesus, we learn that love is not about warm and fuzzy feelings …
May 13, 2020 – Hearing God’s Voice
Genesis 4:8–9 (EHV) 8Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” When they were in the field, Cain attacked Abel, his brother, and killed him. 9The Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” What do you think when you read the conversation between God …
From Pastor Tesch
May 12, 2020 Good Guys Win We don’t know much about Abel. We know that he raised sheep. We know he gave his best to God. We know he trusted his brother. And we know that his brother killed him. That doesn’t seem right, does it? Abel was a good person. Good people shouldn’t get murdered. Good people should …