In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told His followers, “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” We’re not called to blend in, but to preserve what is good, expose what is evil, ...  Read More

Somewhere on a hillside north of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus sat down and began to teach what we now call the Beatitudes. Before He explained the Law and Prophets in the Sermon on the Mount, He describe...  Read More

Going out of His way through Samaria, Jesus sat down at Jacob’s well and struck up a conversation with a woman no one else would have chosen—a Samaritan woman who was deeply broken by her past. Crossi...  Read More

Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night, curious and cautious. While he was a respected religious leader, he knew there was more to Jesus than met the eye. Jesus didn’t start with flattery—instead, He went ...  Read More

When Jesus walked into the Temple—specifically the court of the Gentiles, the one place the nations were allowed to draw near—and instead of prayer, worship, and teaching, He found noise, business, an...  Read More

At a wedding in Cana, the joy of the celebration suddenly hits a wall—the wine runs out. Mary brings the problem to Jesus, and though He says, “My hour has not yet come,” He still chooses to act. He t...  Read More

On the shore of Galilee, Jesus walked up to ordinary fishermen and said the extraordinary: “Follow Me.” Matthew says they “immediately left their nets.” Luke showed Him filling their boats with fish f...  Read More

Right after His baptism, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for 40 days He faced Satan’s full assault. The devil came at Him through the same three channels that still hit us today:...  Read More

At the Jordan River, John was baptizing people as a sign of repentance when Jesus stepped into the water—not because He needs repentance, but to fully identify with us and to fulfill all righteousness...  Read More

Before there was a manger, there was the Word—eternal, divine, the very self-expression of God. In God’s perfect time, the Word (Jesus) became flesh, born in Bethlehem from the line of David, through ...  Read More

As Paul concludes his masterpiece letter to the Romans, he does so with both warmth and warning. His final words remind believers to live in gratitude and alertness—to cherish the fellowship of faithf...  Read More

In Romans 16, Paul closes his letter with a long list of names—ordinary people who made an extraordinary difference in his life and ministry. He mentions Phoebe, Priscilla and Aquila, Andronicus and J...  Read More