John 13:6 [Jesus] came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no […]
John 13:2 The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, […]
“It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.” (John 13:1) In our 2015 Lenten devotional series, we’re looking at […]
I am at a loss for words regarding the horrific treatment of Christians and Jews around the world, among the latest being the devastating loss of 21 Coptic Christian martyrs at the hands of ISIS. When Jesus looked down upon that scene, ISIS–the embodiment of evil in the world–vaporized in His sight, and Jesus saw […]
When we last encountered the adventures of the earliest Church, we saw the apostles thrown in prison as we moved from Pure Church to Powerful Church to Growing Church to the Persecuted Church. Yes, the disciples have been in prison, were broken out of jail by an angel and then dragged back into court, essentially, […]
Gamaliel’s Advice might be stated “Keep Calm. Carry On. Learn from History. God will not be mocked. Fighting against God is always a losing proposition.” Of course, we have not only History, but know that History is His Story, God’s story of redemption and love. This message from Acts 5:33-42 was first preached by Barbara Shafer at […]
The 2015 Lenten Devotionals entitled With Christ in the Upper Room will begin on Ash Wednesday (February 18th). If you’ve signed up to receive them on the Seminary Gal Home Page side bar, you will be receiving those automatically via email on Monday through Saturday, as well as the Sunday preaching messages during the Lent […]
Last week, we had a snow day with the big blizzard in the Midwest. So today we resume our Sunday preaching series on Acts of the Holy Spirit and the Apostles. As long as I am in announcement mode, by way of reminder, the 2015 Lenten Devotionals entitled With Christ in the Upper Room will begin […]
We’ve reached the last of the Ten Undeniable Truths of Womanhood: #10 The Lord’s maidservants bring glory to Christ by their obedience. Women don’t need to feel like they are glorifying God less by being women. God is not surprised with how He made us and sometimes He is glorified uniquely by a woman’s obedience. The extent […]
Submission and sacrifice are tough topics for women. A few years ago, I led a weekend retreat for an adult ministry and ended up using the word submission as it appeared in one of the Scriptures we were using for a different purpose. Though it was totally off-point, a Q&A exploded upon the scene and the […]
