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The Message on the Mountains, Ps. 121:1 & 2

My wife and I used to live in El Paso, Texas, where I was the pastor of a church called Jesus Chapel. Three different years, we called the church to prayer and fasting at the start of the new year. As we prayed over El Paso and its sister city in Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, we could see two prominent features that dominate this area –  a place called Mount Cristo Rey in El Paso, and the mountain in Juarez where it is written in white letters, “La Biblia es la verdad; Leela!” (The Bible is the truth – read it!) It occurred to me then that those two prominent features of that community tell us practically all we need to know for a successful life here on earth and hereafter! I preached a message about it back in 2011. But this week, one of the lectures I was listening to directed our attention to Ps. 1 & 2, and I saw that those psalms convey the same message! I just had to share it with those of you who check this website… Continue reading “The Message on the Mountains, Ps. 121:1 & 2”

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Elijah’s Big Crash

1 Kings 19 is such an interesting story! Have you read it lately? If not, I recommend you read it, and the chapter before it (1 Kings 18), before you read my comments. I call Chapter 19 “Elijah’s Big Crash,” because it’s about a time when this great hero of faith really stumbled, and demonstrated that he too was just a man, plagued by the same kinds of doubt, fear, and weakness with which we all struggle. We can all learn from Elijah’s story.

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A New and Living Temple

A New and Living Temple

Ez. 47:1-12

In the short time my wife and I have been here at Beth El, pastor Eric has been speaking about how Jesus said He would build His Church. But Ez. 47 is about a Temple. What’s the connection? The Church is actually the new temple of God, according to 1 Cor. 3:16-17 and 6:19-20. We are all individual temples, and together, we form the corporate temple. Temples are very important to God, and often spoken of in scripture, as in our text this morning. The Temple of God is meant to communicate some really important facts about God, our relationship with Him, and our mission as His people.

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Even If An Angel From Heaven…

Message from 1 Kings 13

Jeroboam was in sin because he didn’t trust God, but led his people into idolatry, using religion as a means of unifying people under his rule.

God sent an unnamed prophet to rebuke him. This prophet gave an amazing prophecy, saying that the altar of false worship would be used to burn the bones of false prophets who worshipped there, and that this would be done by King Josiah, a king who hadn’t even been born yet, and wouldn’t come on the scene for another 290 some years! He also gave a sign from God as proof of the accuracy of his prophecy, saying the altar would be split apart and the ashes poured out. What happened next is truly amazing!

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