# 12 Exile Citizens -- 1 Peter 2:13-17 -- The Grace of Exile
Read moreExile Citizens -- 1 Peter 2:13-17 -- The Grace of Exile #12
God Rewards Life in the Kingdom (Mark 10:28-30)
God Rewards Life in the Kingdom
(Mark 10:28-30)
Peter thought about what he'd just witnessed. He'd watched a rich young ruler turn away from Jesus. He wouldn't leave all and follow Christ. But Peter and the other disciples had. Just saying. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreYou Cannot Enjoy the Kingdom Without God’s Help (Mark 10:23–27)
You Cannot Enjoy the Kingdom Without God’s Help
(Mark 10:23–27)
The rich young ruler had turned away from Jesus. The demands Jesus put on his life were too high. The god of money had consumed him. (4 Minutes/1200 Words)
Read moreIn the Kingdom, Jesus Must Be First (Mark 10:17-22)
In the Kingdom, Jesus Must Be First
(Mark 10:17-22)
Our story begins with a man desperate for Jesus. The other gospels tell us he was a young local ruler (Matthew 19:20, Luke 18:18). But even though he had wealth and power, he felt something was missing. And he suspected Jesus had the answers. (5 Minutes/1500 Words)
Read moreChildlike People Have the Kingdom (Mark 10:15)
Childlike People Have the Kingdom
(Mark 10:15)
"...For to such (people like children) belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14b). What does this mean? To answer this question, we must recall how the disciples felt about Jesus, the kingdom, and these children. They had stood outside the house, policing who went in to see Jesus. They knew Jesus was the King of a kingdom, but they didn't yet understand the nature of that kingdom. (4 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreVideo Message: The Never Ending Empire
The Never Ending Empire
There is a nation, a kingdom, a empire that will stand forever. Daniel saw it through a dream that King Nebuchadnezzar had thousands of years ago. In the dream there was a statue that had a gold head, chest and arms of silver, and feet of iron mixed with clay. Daniel interpreted the dream to represent four kingdoms, the Babylonian empire, the Persian empire, the Grecian empire, and the Roman Empire. In the vision there was a stone that destroyed the entire statue.
Read moreThe Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith (Mark 10:15)
The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith
(Mark 10:15)
I've read and heard many -- contradictory -- interpretations of what Jesus meant. Scholars and pastors run wild with the child analogy Jesus used. I understand. It is tempting to talk up children's innocence, spontaneity, eagerness, or joy. (2 Minutes, 500 Words)
Read moreFollow #31 -- Mark 10:17-31 -- The Cost of the Kingdom
Our story begins with a man desperate for Jesus. The other gospels tell us he was a young local ruler.
Read moreLiving In Between the Promise and Fulfillment, Part 3 (Genesis 15)
Living In Between the Promise and Fulfillment, Part 3
When you are living in between the promise and the fulfillment, when the world seems dark and ominous, it is important to look to the cross of Christ. There, we are reminded of God's great love for us, and his promise to make all things new. (5 Minutes/1400)
Read moreArchival Post: How Hezekiah Handled Stressful News
How Hezekiah Handled Stressful News
Archival Post
Have you ever been presented with a report or news which floored you? Has an impossible situation ever been thrown in your lap? Have you ever been given news, a bill, a task, a responsibility, that you could never in a million years handle? If you have, you are in Hezekiah's company. (5 Minutes/1000 Words)
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