
ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: EUTYCHUS
Lazarus had been in the grave for four days when Jesus miraculously raised him to life (John 11:38-44). The twelve-year-old daughter of...

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: A CHURCH-GOER
How long have you been goin’ to church? Maybe you don’t have a perfect attendance pin, but you’ve been showing up on most Sundays for a...

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: STEPHEN
Stephen was a man who enjoyed extraordinary intimacy with God! He encountered Jesus! He was a man of “good reputation, full of the Spirit...

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: SAUL/PAUL
From his prison cell in Rome, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—and I am the worst of them. But I...

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: THE JAILER
The Bible is History... His Story. The Holy Scriptures include the history of the universe; The history of mankind; The history of the...

THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION: PEACE
The Law of First Mention is an intriguing, fascinating and exciting tool useful for exploring the Bible and its truth. This week we have...

THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION: WORSHIP
In yesterday’s blog, we looked at the story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah. That’s where the word love is first mentioned in the...

THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION: LOVE
Husbands... do you remember the first time you told your wife that you loved her? I remember. It was the spring of 1978, several weeks...

THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION: GRACE
Life in the Garden of Eden was ... spectacularly, marvelously, perfectly ... perfect! And then it wasn’t. Sin entered creation, and with...

THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION: ATONEMENT
Students of the Bible have discovered something called the “Law of First Mention.” It’s not really a law, it’s more a rule of thumb. It...