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...
SOAP 12-19-19 – ‘Faithful’
Scripture 'When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would take more...
SOAP 12-13-19 – “Faults and Flaws”
Scripture 'Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is...
SOAP 11-1-19 – “Assume the Best”
Scripture '“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for...
SOAP 10-26-19 “Wisdom and Understanding”
Scripture 'We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt,...