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Rande Greene “Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoicing, praying and giving thanks were not part of the Gentile cultural mindset as they were among Jews, especially prayer and giving thanks. You remember the Law included a […]

Rande Greene “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.” – 2 Samuel 11:1 Responsibility and love. These are the two pillars of godly masculinity. […]

Rande Greene “and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also, you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it.” – Exodus 29:36 Sin is a corruption of what God has made. Sin distorts the creation. Atonement is needed to […]

Rande Greene “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a […]

Rande Greene “While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19  And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” – Matthew 4:18-19 They owned boats and […]

Tyler Greene “Vanity of vanities,says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” – Ecclesiastes 1:2 “The whole idea of me being the master of my own destiny runs counter, in many ways, to the wisdom of scripture. So in response to the idea set forth in the poem Invictus, by William Ernest Henley, we […]

Rande Greene But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” – John 4:32 Food is a good thing. Jesus often ate with people. The early church believers ate together on a daily basis. Food is good. It is God’s provision and blessing to us. Pray, “Give us […]

Rande Greene “Fathers (parents), do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 (ESV) This states our parental purpose. I know it is addressed to “fathers”. Fathers are ultimately responsible for their children but that does not change the purpose of the mother […]

Pete Spardella “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” – Matthew 4:1 … the Spirit of the Lord actually led Jesus into the wilderness. Everyone goes through seasons of wilderness from time to time. Sometimes we begin to believe we have done something to upset […]

Rande Greene “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” – John 14:25-26 It is clear what […]

Rande Greene All through Scripture we see the anger of God kindled against divine purpose unfulfilled or corrupted. Divine purpose will always be focused upon the lost sheep and the lost son. Compassion and justice for the hurting, broken and downtrodden are high priority for God. “The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and […]

Rande Greene There is a profound temptation for even good people to be religious without true holiness. “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, […]

Rande Greene “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” – 2 Corinthians 12:10 This does not sound like a man lamenting his weakness and struggles. It sounds as if he is rejoicing in them. We as Christians […]

Rande Greene “And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if our hope in Christ […]

Rande Greene “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” – Hebrews 5:7 They left the city and went to where Jesus was. Mark’s Gospel records threw their “cloaks” on the […]

Jason Rose Jason Rose is a missionary to Israel, working with Chosen People Ministries. This teaching is from the 10am service wherein he discussed and taught about the factual basis for the bible – both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Jason encourages us to speak boldly and with confidence regarding the Bible. He […]

Rande Greene Jesus’ death by love shamed and humiliated the powers who were originally created for the sake of humanity. The “powers” failed in their assigned task; Jesus didn’t. His self-sacrificing love revealed on the cross shows how self-serving the fallen and rebellious powers are. The fallen powers are self-oriented to the core.

Rande Greene “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” – Proverbs 9:10 The best life one can live is a life guided by God’s wisdom. Wisdom would typically be defined as “the ability to discern or judge what is true, right or lasting”. […]

Rande Greene One of the most wonderful things about walking with Jesus is the cleansing of the conscience. Coming to the Lord Jesus in faith allows the Holy Spirit to wash our conscience and remove the pain of guilt and shame. The doctrine of substitution: Jesus became our substitute in death. He died the death […]

Rande Greene One of the most difficult things to do in our materialistic culture is to become and stay otherworldly. It is difficult because of the relentless pressure to live for now only. The anti-spiritual bias surrounds us. It is like the air we breathe. “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off […]