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In a recent gospel reading from St. Luke, I was reminded of a note that I have written in the margin, which says: “salvation is free, but with every gift comes responsibility.”  My hand-written note was most likely from a sermon from times past. Chapter fourteen contains some rather mysterious words of our LORD.  He…

Jesus Christ, the Sovereign King of All A king is a male person who is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere, as one dictionary defines it.  Another source indicated that Americans “don’t like kings” as they are viewed as tyrants and meaningless figureheads (reasonabletheology.org/jesus-christ-our-king).  Americans had reason for their extremely negative…

The Invitation of a Lifetime The greatest word of invitation is “come.”  Although, as a youngster, I didn’t think so as I was summoned with the command, “Come Here!”  Scripturally, the word occurs almost 1,500 times (NIV) in the various sixty-six books.  The word of invitation has been spoken by God on numerous occasions.  Early…

In the beginning . . . that is where it all starts.  The author of Genesis tells us that God created as His act of stewardship.  In the beginning it was formless and void, but God in His wisdom, clothed it with all that was needed.  And yes, He made man in His own image. …

In today’s world, it is very difficult to separate fact from fiction.  There are many who would attempt to deceive you and me with pseudo-truths, i.e. outright lies! Yet, they are couched in such a way as to “honey coat” their twisted lie to look like a truth. In order to know the truth, one…

A Royal Title for Our LORD As most Christians, we vividly remember the famous Psalm of David that begins, “The LORD is my shepherd . . .”  But in further review this shepherd language depicted by David is one of many references to the shepherd function of our God.  Before we begin our trilogy reference,…

Have you ever used 3 in 1 Oil?  Well, many have for a myriad of purposes.  A Mr. George Cole invented 3-in-1 Oil in 1984 with a threefold purpose: to clean, to lubricate, and to protect. The title of my recent study relates to our Savior who has fulfilled three functions in one person, this…

The Apostle Peter “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew.  They were casting their nets into the lake for they were fishermen.  ‘Come follow me,’ Jesus said.” (Matthew 4:18ff). Simon Peter was born into a family of fishermen from Galilee.  He was…