The Word of God (Scriptures) have to be a serious part of the Christians life. So much so that we should know what it says (2 Timothy 3:16-17). The Christian needs to study it, taste it, digest it, learn it so that you never have opportunity for shame when you handle it. The Bible is our standard for testing everything else that claims to be true (Galatians 1:6-9) (1 Timothy 4:1-5), so it is vital that we know what is in it. God wants to show you what is …

The Word of God has certain characteristics. It is perfect, right, pure and righteous  (Psalm 19:7-8). You would be surprised how many people do not believe that about God’s Word. Yet it is trustworthy (Psalm 111:7-8). It is true (Psalm 119:142, 151, 160) (John 17:17). It is inspired (2 Peter 1:21).

The Word of God has an effect on us because it is living and active  (Hebrews 4:12). It is not just a bunch of words that God threw on paper. It is not just a …

Do you want to know God? Get acquainted with Jesus through the pages of the Bible. (John 12:44-45)…..Jesus said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. “And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. (John 14:7-10)….”If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known …

(2 Corinthians 5:1-8)…..For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. ² For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, ³ if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. ⁴ For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. ⁵ Now …

As the morning began to dawn on the first day of the week after Jesus had died on the cross, some women came to the tomb to finish preparing the body of our Lord for burial. They came to finish the burial preparations that had been started by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimithea on the evening of the day our Lord died (John 19:38-42). While these women were heading to the tomb, our Lord’s disciples were locked up inside the Upper Room trembling in fear that the same kind of death awaited them (John 20:19). Certainly, these women …

Daily Devotion With Pastor Dan Nickerson April 7th, 2023

Since the wages of sin is death, man by virtue of his transgression, forfeited his right to live  (Romans 6:23). But, in the marvelous sacred scheme of things, it was determined that God’s Son would offer his life in exchange for man’s. Without the shedding of blood there could be no remission of sins  (Hebrews 9:22).

Christ had to die in some fashion that involved the shedding of his blood. In as much as the “life” (Heb. – “nephesh”) resides In the blood (Leviticus 17:10-14). It was …

Every step Jesus took in His earthly life was leading Him to the place the Greeks called “Topos Kranion,” in the Hebrews it is called “Golgotha,” and the Romans called it “Calvary.” It was known to all as “The Place of the Skull” (John 19:17) (Luke 23:33). All through the Gospels Jesus had said this was His destiny (Matthew 16:21) (Matthew 17:22-23) (Matthew 20:28) (Matthew 26:2).

He had been arrested, tried and convicted in a mock trial. False witnesses had been called against Him and He had been abused by the guards. He had been taken to Pilate …