Just after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus made a trip to the temple. This wasn’t unique for Him, in fact, the only story that we know about Jesus from His childhood was Him at the temple. This time, however, was different. He looked around and couldn’t stand what He saw for another minute. The […]

In Mark 10, a wealthy, young man came to Jesus and asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life (vs. 17)?” Jesus knew that his heart was not ready to fully surrender to Him yet, but He still engaged with him. The Bible even tells us, “Jesus looked at him and loved […]

Some years ago, at a Billy Graham crusade, a Russian man went forward to accept Christ as his personal Savior. Because he didn’t speak a word of English, the Russian interpreter at the crusade asked him why he had come to the front. The Russian man answered, “When I entered this place, I was overwhelmed […]

Have you ever wondered if God was paying attention to what was going on in your life? There you are, facing a financial crisis, an uphill battle with your kids, problems in your ministry, or a health situation that is literally life or death and though you pray and pray, you can’t see God working. […]

As we begin studying the book of Mark, I want you to find Mark 1 in your Bible. Hold your place there. Now find Mark 16. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Hold this book in your hand and feel the weight of it. What you are holding is the work of a comeback kid, who messed […]

When the Romans began crucifying people, it was so painful that they had to invent a new word to describe it- excruciate. This Latin word is the root of the English word “excruciating.” It was a new level of unbearable torture that the word had never seen before. The scene at the cross described in […]

After a visit to the temple in Jerusalem, Jesus’ disciples couldn’t get over its grandeur. As they remarked upon it to Him, Jesus made a seemingly improbable prediction. “’Do you see these things?’ he asked. ‘I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down […]

I often host a National Day of Prayer event at my house. Because the National Day of Prayer always falls on a Thursday, one year I decided to cook hotdogs and have a picnic before the event so that people who were getting off work in the evening would be able to pick-up their kids […]

My three-year-old woke up in the middle of the night last night. She was dazed, upset and emotional, but knew exactly what to do. She started yelling, “Mom!” She knew that I was the answer to her problem. She had no doubt that I loved her, that I could be trusted to come to her […]

In Matthew 16, Jesus asked His disciples who people were saying that He was. “They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets (vs. 14).’” And then Jesus asked them the question that sooner or later all of us will have to answer. “But what about […]