Our Theme for 2024 (Part 12) – Jesus the Eternal Rock
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2024 (Part 12) JESUS THE ETERNAL ROCK December 5, 2024 Today’s readings: Isaiah 26:1-6 Psalm 118:1,8-9,19-21,25-27 Matthew 7:21,24-27 “Trust in the Lord forever! For the Lord is an eternal Rock.” (Psalm 26:4). We have an unchanging God. One who is eternal, always has been, always will be. […]
Our Theme for 2025 (Part 9) – The Good Shepherd
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2025 (Part 9) THE GOOD SHEPHERD December 4, 2024 Today’s readings (from NJB): Isaiah 25:6-10 Psalm 23:1-6 Matthew 15:29-37 On the day of salvation, God says through the prophet Isaiah: “And on that day, it will be said, ‘Look, this is our God, in him we put […]
Modernism (Part 95) – The Signs of the End
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM (Part 95) THE SIGNS OF THE END November 17, 2024 Today’s gospel: Mark 13:24-32 Jesus will come again, but no one knows when except the Father (v.32). However, Jesus did give us signs of his impending coming. There will be wars, calamities, persecution. But these have happened before through […]
Modernism (Part 94) – The Meaning of Love
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM (Part 94) THE MEANING OF LOVE November 15, 2024 Today’s reading: 2 John 1:4-9 As Christians we are called to be “walking in the truth just as we were commanded by the Father.” (v.4). Jesus is the Truth and Satan is the father of lies. But the truth of […]
Our Theme for 2025 (Part 8 ) – Hope in the Lord
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2025 (Part 8) HOPE IN THE LORD November 6, 2024 Today’s reading: Psalm 27:1,4,13-14 David asserts, “Put your hope in Yahweh” (v.14a). Why can we hope in the Lord? We need never be afraid (v.1c), because we put our trust in God. The opposite of trust […]
Our Theme for 2025 (Part 7) – Righteousness and God’s Law
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2025 (Part 7) RIGHTEOUSNESS AND GOD’S LAW October 15, 2024 Today’s reading: Galatians 5:1-6 Psalm 119:41,43-45,47-48 Our hope abounds because of God. But for there to be such hope, we need to be right with God and obedient to His law. Paul says, “For through the […]
Modernism (Part 93) – Clean Outside but Filthy Inside
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM (Part 93) CLEAN OUTSIDE BUT FILTHY INSIDE October 15, 2024 Today’s gospel: Luke 11:37-41 Jesus was dining with a Pharisee, who was surprised that Jesus did not wash his hands before the meal. Jesus said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and […]
Our Theme for 2025 (Part 6) – The Wisdom of God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2025 (Part 6) THE WISDOM OF GOD October 13, 2024 Today’s reading: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm 90:12-17 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 What is the foundation for our hope? It is God. And since “all things are possible for God” (Mk 10:27b), then in God we can have endless […]
Modernism (Part 92) – Misinterpreting Scripture
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM (Part 92) MISINTERPRETING SCRIPTURE October 12, 2024 Today’s reading: Galatians 3:22-29 Today we again have a number of scripture passages that modernists misinterpret, or that can be used to refute modernist teaching. Paul says, “But scripture confined all things under the power of sin, that through faith in […]