Abraham is a key figure in three of the world’s religions. He is the ancestor of the Jews (Hebrews) through his son Isaac. Muslims regard him as the ancestor of the Arabs through Ishmael. Christians regard him as their spiritual father through Christ (Galatians 3:29). What is important to Abraham and his linage are the promises God made to him. The land promise (Genesis 12:1,7) (Genesis 13:15-17). The promise of the nation (Genesis 12:2) (Genesis 13:16) (Genesis 17:6) (Genesis 18:18). The seed promise (Genesis 12:3) …

It is that time of year where we will be celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. A resurrection that occurred because Jesus first came to die in our place, in order that we might live forever with Him. It is His death that has brought about life, it is that death and life we celebrate when we proclaim with remembrance the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

The Lord’s Supper was an important activity in the weekly assemblies of the early believers(Matthew 26:26-28) (Luke 22:17-20) (Acts 2:42) (Acts 20:7)…

Man has sinned, rebelled against God, and so sin entered the world.  (Genesis 2:16-17)…..“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; “but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Because of man’s sin he is separated from God. (Isaiah 59:1-2)…..“Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Nor his ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But …

(Romans 2:5-16)…..⁵ But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, ⁶ who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: ⁷ eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; ⁸ but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first …

 So amazing is God’s plan of redemption that God knew the right time for Jesus to be born to accomplish His purpose (Galatians 4:4). From the beginning God began to move an ancestral line which would bring about the birth of Jesus Christ, you can read this in (Matthew 1:1-17) (Luke 3:23-38), and the thought and care it took for God to bring us His Son, in His right time, is incredible. This was not something that should have caught anyone by surprise, Moses and the prophets had …

(Mark 6:31)…..And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

One preacher paraphrased this verse by saying “come apart before you come apart.” Jesus is our source and place of rest, so resting should be a turning to God, not a turning away from Him. Rest is something that every part of our body, physically, spiritually, and emotionally needs. As much as our bodies need …