Category: Teaching

[Exodus 5] Pharaoh Refuses to Let the People Go. Moses and Aaron petition Pharaoh to take the people Israel into the wilderness to hold a feast unto the Lord. Pharaoh responds that the people are idle in asking such a thing and refuses to comply. What about your life? I the Pharaoh in your life […]

[Exodus 4] Moses Argues with God. In our chapter, Moses stands before God in the burning bush. He is intimidated and objects to the commission to lead the people out of Egypt. Have you ever felt unqualified for the call of God on your life? God remonstrates with Moses and assures him that his assignment […]

[Exodus 3] Moses Meets God on the Mountain: In Exodus 3, Moses agrees to tend flocks for his father-in-law Jethro. On the backside of the desert, he sees the burning bush and encounters God in all His glory. The Father commissions Moses to return to Egypt and lead the people back to worship on this […]

[Exodus 2] Your Baby is in the Bullrushes! In our chapter, we see Moses as a hapless child left on the banks of the Nile by the command of Pharaoh. Had nature had its way, he would have died BUT GOD! Have your dreams been abandoned? Do you feel all is lost? There is great […]

[Exodus Chapter 1]. Shifting Destinies – Can You Take the Pressure? Do you know when change is at hand in your life? How do you respond to change? Do you allow yourself to be a victim? Or, do you take your authority and ride the chaos of change into the next assignment God has for […]

In John 21, we find Peter and the disciples returning to their employment as fishermen. Have you ever had a powerful experience in God and then had to live your everyday life? This was a frustrating thing for the disciples, and Jesus comes to them a final time in John’s gospel to challenge their thinking […]

In John 20, we experience with Mary Magdalene and the disciples the incredulity of Jesus’ resurrection. He lays no longer in the grave. Mary thinks He is the gardener when she sees Him. The disciples are cowering in fear, unwilling to believe Mary when she declares the risen Lord. Thomas insists that he will not […]

In John 19, Jesus is brutalized by Pilate while the mob cries out for His death by crucifixion. He led to the Place of the Skull, and His body hangs on the cross to die. Usually, these passages are only read on Easter morning; they are so uncomfortable to consider. A price is being paid […]

In this chapter, we go with Jesus to the garden of Gethsemane on the night of His betrayal. He is taken to the high priest’s house and then stands before Pilate in the final hours before His crucifixion. [Jhn 18:1-18 KJV] 1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over […]

In our chapter today, we are challenged by the scope of the prayer that Jesus prays for His disciples and by extension for those of us in the body of Christ. The emphasis is unity and the character of love Jesus expressed His desire to see between believers. Will this prayer be answered? If so, […]