I’ll never forget the Sunday before Rev’s heart surgery in 2007. Pastor Greg invited everyone attending the service to come forward and lay their hands on Rev as he prepared to pray for Jesus to protect him through surgery and heal his heart. More than a hundred people approached the front, each placing their hands…
What happens when God’s protection is withdrawn from a nation, tribe, or individual? People are naturally sinful. In our human nature, individually and collectively we are prone to being distracted by worldly temptations and desires. We’re also prone to being crowd-following sheep. So, throughout history as the masses go so goes the individual. If sin…
Have you ever prayed in desperation… Jesus, if you __________ then I will __________? Leprosy was a highly contagious disease of the skin that terrified people. For that reason, people who had it were completely isolated from their families and communities. They were even called “unclean.” After the past year, it’s easy for us to…
Compassion has been defined as “your pain in my heart.” In Luke 6, we have a record of Jesus saying… You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate. Luke 6:36 And now, in Luke 7, we see several more accounts of Jesus demonstrating the Father’s compassion as He reached across cultural and racial…
