Walking with the Word

  • Walking with the Word – The Servant’s Suffering

    “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5 ESV) When we look…

  • Walking with the Word – Good Soil

    “But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” (Luke 8:15) The quality of the soil determines the bounty of the harvest. Jesus speaks to this principle as He says, “A farmer went out to sow his…

  • Walking with the Word – Confess Our Sins

    “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8-9) When we follow Jesus Christ, we follow the One who lived a sinless…

  • Walking with the Word – A Man of God Pursues

    “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” (1 Timothy 6:11) Jesus has come to reach out to everyone in the world. Paul describes what reaching out to the world looks like. “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for…

  • Walking with the Word – The Potter’s Hands

    “’Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?’ declares the LORD. ‘Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.’” (Jeremiah 18:5-6) When we look at a piece of beautiful hand-crafted piece of pottery, we…

  • Walking with the Word – The King Comes

    “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9) The time for Passover was nearing. Word had come that Jesus would be there. Jesus had arrived at Bethany and was in the…

  • Walking with the Word – A Precious Faith

    “Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” (2 Peter 1:1-2) Peter had experienced a lot…

  • Walking with the Word – The Fruit of the Spirit

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) Jesus called His Disciples friends. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I…

  • Walking with the Word – Salvation’s Reach

    “And now the LORD says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my strength—he says: ‘It is too small a thing for you to be…

  • Walking with the Word – Because You are God’s Child

    “Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’ So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” (Galatians 4:6-7) When sin entered the world, mankind became slaves…