Phil 1:1-11. Joy is a theme that runs through Philippians, often called “the letter of Joy”. Paul writes this letter from prison in Rome, demonstrating that Joy was not something determined by ones circumstances, but sourced in an inner life through Christ. As Christians, even when everything seems to be falling apart, we can be […]

Acts 20:24, 1 Cor 2:12, Eph 2:8. The good news regarding Christ and salvation is called the gospel (good news) of grace. It is grace that determines and defines the gospel. Without grace there is no gospel, there is no good news and there is no salvation. So what is grace? How can a person […]

John 18:28-40. After appearing before Annas, Caiaphas and The Sanhedrin, it is clear that the jewish leaders want christ to be put to death once and for all. The death sentence not being in their power, they take jesus to the Roman govenor to see that sentence carried out. In this amazing passage of scripture […]

John 18:13-28. After being arrested and bound, Jesus is led back over the Kidron Valley to the house of The High priest. John switches back and forth between Christ standing before his accusers and Peter outside denying the Lord. We find our own hearts searched in this passage as we consider the limits of our […]

John 18:1-12. After the special time in the Upper Room with His disciples, Jesus leads them over to Gethsemane. It would be here that Judas would betray him with a kiss. In this moving passage of scripture, we consider the treachery on the part of Judas and the love, resolve, and majesty on the part […]