The Glory Before the Cross
Based on Luke 9:28-36 Opening Scripture Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white… And a voice came out of the […]
Glory and Love
Paul wrote that we who have made the Kingdom turn stand in the hope of glory, the hope of experiencing God’s glory and expressing it in even the most ordinary, everyday ways. And that glory is known above all as love. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 82 and 83: “In Paul’s mind […]
A Leper Healed
Matthew 8: Setting Things Right (1) Pray Psalm 146.1, 2.Praise the LORD!Praise the LORD, O my soul!While I live I will praise the LORD;I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Sing Psalm 146.1, 2, 10.Hallelujah! What a Savior!: Man of SorrowsPraise the LORD, my soul, give praise! While I live, His […]
The Temple and Its Impact
Visionary Leadership (4) O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.Blessed be God! Psalm 68.35 A magnificent templeIt’s interesting to speculate about how David communicated his vision for the temple to the people of Israel. We know that he had written plans and diagrams which were approved by God […]
Consequences
Jonah 3:10 (NKJV) Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. How can this happen? Jonah’s prophecy was, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” He definitely did not […]