May 24/09, Sunday: Acts 2:1-13, Pentecost
Pentecost is the confirmation of “The Day of the Lord”. This day the Spirit becomes visible, his power is displayed, and his power is given to all those who believe. There were about 120 people gathered spending much of their time in prayer. The event happens 50 days after [...]
05/31/09 Hope CRC 9:30 PM. Rom. 10: 1-17
God speaks to us: Our feet
Intro: Chapter nine the chapter before this chapter is the background for Paul’s explanation of God’s righteousness. Since the coming of Jesus there is now this unnecessary cultural difference between Jews and Gentiles. The wall of separation has been removed in Christ [...]
May 30/09 Sat.: Joel 2: 28-3:8, The Spirit of the Lord.
This is the passage that Peter quotes in Acts 2 to explain the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples waiting in Jerusalem. What were they waiting for? They were waiting for the power that Jesus had promised them so that they [...]
May 29/09 Friday: Ezekiel 34: 1-31, I will rescue my flock.
This passage is a warning to all leadership as it is a promise of God’s love and care for all his people. The emphasis is Messianic and a promise of the Great Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ. The passage covers the present time, [...]
May 28/09 Thursday: Joshua 24:1-28, We too will serve the Lord.
Joshua calls all the people together to renew the covenant. He reviews God’s choosing beginning with the father of Abraham, Tara and his grandfather Nahor. He reviews all that God has done for them. “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness”. But [...]