Weekly Reflections
Lamps Trimmed and Burning
"The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom." (MT 25:1)
The Reward
"Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed." (1 JN 3:2)
Restoring Relationships, Building Bridges
"On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines." (IS 25:6)
Familiar Insights
"Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others." (PHIL 2:3-4)
Direction
"The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard." (MT 20:1)
The Cross of Jesus
"For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct." (MT 16:27)
Our Deepest Needs
"Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk!" (IS 55:1)
A Share in God’s Kingdom
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." (MT 13:44)
Good Seeds
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field." (MT 13:24)
God’s Words
"A sower went out to sow... some seed fell on the path... some fell on rocky ground... some seed fell among thorns... some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit." (MT 13:3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Share the Burden
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (MT 11:28)
Christian Hospitality
"And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple—amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward." (MT 10:42)
Food from Heaven
The Body and Blood of Christ “The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 God sustained the people of Israel for forty years in the desert with manna sent down from heaven, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget it. God brought forth water from stone for them to drink, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget this, either. And Moses tells them—twice—that the food that God sent was a food that neither they nor their ancestors before them […]
Grace and Eternal Life
"Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you." (2 CO 13:11)
The Richness of the Spirit
"Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them." (Acts 2:3-4)
“Pushed” Out On Mission
“Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” (ACTS 1:11)