Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

“Well, they’re a real embarrassment. You know how there are just some names you want to be associated with and then others you just want to avoid like the plague? Well, I’ve got two of them at least in my blood line. And quite frankly, when someone asks me if I’m...
Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

He is Not Here!

He is not here; He is risen. Matthew 28:6 KJV He is not here, for He has risen. Matthew 28:6 NASB The angel told the women that the One Whom they were looking for “was crucified” but had been raised. The tense which the angels used is significant. Grammarians call it...
Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

Family Pressure Can Hinder Spiritual Growth

The crowds were huge. At one point, Jesus requested to have a boat on standby to avoid being physically crushed by the sheer force of thousands swarming and jamming together around Him. There was no relief and no time to have a bite to eat. His family in Nazareth...
Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

Yielded Up His Spirit

“When he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.” Matthew 27:50 KJV “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.”  Matthew 27:50 NASB The loud voice would have been unique for a man suspended on a...
Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

The King’s Tearless Funeral

It was a sad way to go for King Jehoram – but it happens. It must be a lonely departure. Those last few hours as the body succumbs to death. The room is empty except for family. The body is prepared for burial. The program for the funeral is drawn up. The...
Would Grace Include or Exclude Them?

“My God, Why?

“Jesus cried … My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Matthew 27:46 KJV “Jesus cried out…My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 NASB Why this cry from Calvary? The Lord Jesus was not ignorant of the reason. Certainly – and I am...
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