Will You Really?
Scripture John 13:38 "Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!" Observation "Will you really?" What a pointed challenge that Jesus gave Peter! Peter was...
Motivations
Scripture John 12:42-43 "Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him. But because of the pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from...
What Christ Commands
Scripture John 11:43-44 "When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice "Lazarus! Come out!" The dead man came out..." Observation This miracle of Jesus seems almost incidental. Jesus never laid hands on him, never prayed for him. He never even...
Circumstances and Certainty
Thank God, that He is still God no matter the circumstances! He is still good, despite my present circumstance--and He is still the Lord, no matter the challenge. Scripture Habakkuk 3:17-18 "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,...
Perfect Obedience, Perfect Timing
Scripture John 7:6 - "Therefore Jesus told them, 'My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil." Observation Jesus had perfect timing, and was perfectly obedient to the...
SOAP 8-17-20 — Finding God At Macy’s
Scripture 'This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord : “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in...
SOAP 5-10-20 – Under Pressure
Scripture 'Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city. Then the king said to Zadok, “Take...
SOAP 3-22-20 – The Time Of God’s Favor
Scripture 'But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or...
SOAP 3-9-20 – Unnecessary Slavery
Scripture 'Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send me your light and your...
SOAP 3-4-20 – The Fireman and the Safety Supervisor
Scripture 'They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three...
SOAP 2-26-20 – The Man In The Mirror
Scripture 'We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”' Numbers 13:33 Observation The bad report brought back by the majority of the spies was catastrophic...
SOAP 2-3-20 – The Emperor’s New Clothes
Scripture 'Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest. “Fashion a...
SOAP 1-25-20 – Confirmations
Scripture 'But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will...
SOAP 1-20-20 – Blessing or Cursing
Scripture 'At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack. “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they...
SOAP 1-16-20 – Attitude Issues
Scripture 'So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. ' Genesis 31:4-5 Observation Jacob...
SOAP 1-10-20 – The Promise In The Pain
Scripture 'Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” ' Genesis 16:9-10 https://my.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.16.9-10 'When Abram...
SOAP 1-6-20 – Fight, Don’t Blame
Scripture 'When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. The man said, “The woman you put...
SOAP 12-26-19 – “Simple Worship”
Scripture 'Praise the Lord , all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord .' -Psalms 117:1-2 https://my.bible.com/bible/111/PSA.117.1-2 Observation Psalm 117 is a...