Scripture:  Matthew 9:9-13–As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth.  “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him.  So Matthew got up and followed him.  Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and [...]

Scripture:  What is important is faith expressing itself in love…Galatians 5:6
Observed:  I love the way the scriptures are connected.  Today’s passage from Job recounted how Job lived his life: expressing his faith in love and service of others, righteousness and purity.  Paul is writing to the Galatians to remind them that faith must have a [...]

Scripture: Mark 2:17–Healthy people don’t need a doctor–sick people do.  I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.
Observation: Jesus got slammed by the religious leaders of the day for hanging out with disreputable people.  They didn’t get why he operated the way he did.  [...]

Acts 14:19-20  The some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side.  They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.  But as the believers gathered around him, ho got up and went back into town.  The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
Observation:  Paul [...]

Scripture:  Psalm 1:3  They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season.  Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
Observation: Trees are supposed to bear fruit–that’s their purpose.  In fact, the fruit of the tree reveals it’s character.  It produces more of itself through the seeds that are in [...]