A text – Jonah 3:1-5, 103:1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying,3:2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”3:3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was anContinue reading “A Stingy Offering Made Big – Jonah 3”
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Waiting in Silence for God – Psalm 62
A text – Psalm 62:5-1262:5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.62:7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.62:8 Trust in him at allContinue reading “Waiting in Silence for God – Psalm 62”
A Man with a Plan – Mark 1
A text – Mark 1:14-201:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”1:16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brotherContinue reading “A Man with a Plan – Mark 1”
Praise in the Morning and Evening – Psalm 107
A text – Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22107:1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble107:3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from theContinue reading “Praise in the Morning and Evening – Psalm 107”
No Matter What – Ephesians 2:1-10
A text – Ephesians 2:1-102:1 You were dead through the trespasses and sins2:2 in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.2:3 All of us once lived among them in the passionsContinue reading “No Matter What – Ephesians 2:1-10”
Vanquishing Death – John 3:14-21
A text – John 3:14-213:14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,3:15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may notContinue reading “Vanquishing Death – John 3:14-21”
The God of Large and Small – Psalm 99
A text – Psalm 99 99:1 The LORD is king; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!99:2 The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.99:3 Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he!99:4 Mighty King, lover of justice, you haveContinue reading “The God of Large and Small – Psalm 99”
Desire for Learning – Solomon 6
A text – Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-206:17 The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction, and concern for instruction is love of her,6:18 and love of her is the keeping of her laws, and giving heed to her laws is assurance of immortality,6:19 and immortality brings one near to God;6:20 so theContinue reading “Desire for Learning – Solomon 6”
The Least – Matthew 25
A text – Matthew 25:31-4625:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.25:32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,25:33Continue reading “The Least – Matthew 25”
On Bigness and Smallness and Wisdom – Psalm 90
A text – Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 1290:1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.90:3 You turn us back to dust, and say, “Turn back, you mortals.”90:4 For a thousandContinue reading “On Bigness and Smallness and Wisdom – Psalm 90”
Short Dwellings in the Word by Dr. Pat Taylor Ellison 