Today’s reading is Psalm 139 Today’s reading is a powerful and beautiful Psalm, perhaps (outside of 23) the most quoted, admired, and important passage among the Psalms. We see that God knows all about us, He is before us, beside us, … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Romans 11: 25-36 Today we see the part of Paul’s struggles with God’s grace and salvation. The rest of Romans will delve more into the practical nature of salvation and a holy life. The verse that resonates with … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Romans 11: 11-24 Paul takes his struggling to understand God’s mysteries and now address the Gentiles. They should not feel superior to the Jewish people. They were not saved because they are better or more holy or have … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Hosea 11: 8-12 Today we see God’s reaction to His broken heart. He cannot give up His people. His compassion grows. He will not execute His anger. He’s not human, He is God. He doesn’t reason or act … Continue reading
Sometimes God’s grace is so outrageous it can offend us. We know we are saved by grace through faith. That is one of the greatest and most important Biblical doctrines. It is one of the things that we hold to … Continue reading
One of the most powerful words in the Bible that speaks to our relationship with God is healing. I had a professor in seminary that used to always say that the Greek word for salvation within the scripture could also … Continue reading
One of our Gospel readings today shows that grace just doesn’t make sense. In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable (story) about someone that hires help. He hires some first thing in the morning, and then throughout the day, hires … Continue reading
Yesterday we talked about the bad news. Everyone one of us, we are all broken. You. Me. Each of us. We’ve all messed up, we’ve all made mistakes, we’ve all failed in some way. We’ve all blown it. It’s ok. We … Continue reading
One of the earliest debates that the church had when it started was this. What do we do with Gentiles? See, the first Christians were also Jewish. They were Jews that heard about Jesus and followed Him. That was what … Continue reading
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