Apr 28, 2019
Irritability is emotional and can have many sources—lack of sleep, hormones, stress, anxiety, worry, chemicals, etc. Shortness of emotional control can produce anger, rage, and violence. Anger can be appropriate but shouldn’t arise from irritation (Eph. 4:26). The result of irritation becomes sinful when it affects...
Apr 21, 2019
When the sun set on Friday, Jesus was dead. As the Jewish leaders were afraid the disciples would steal Jesus’ body and stage a ‘resurrection’, they posted guards at the tomb and sealed the stone. Any unauthorized breaking of the seal would result in death. As the sun was rising Sunday morning, an angel descended...
Apr 14, 2019
On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus stopped at a little town called Bethany. At his friends’ house, Lazarus, Mary, and Martha were throwing him a party. Not only does Jesus have real friends, but they actually wantto be around him! To have friends you have to be friendly and the type of friends you have is a mirror of your...
Apr 7, 2019
In describing the spiritual struggle to live for God, Paul used the picture of a Roman soldier’s armor (Eph. 6:13-17). To complete the picture, he finished with the most important aspect of being protected and prepared—prayer. Believers are to pray at all times ‘in/by/through’ the Spirit. This is...