February: Matthew 5; Luke 6
How would you prepare for a sermon by the Savior? How would you feel sitting at His feet, looking up into His face?... Read More
Our Motivation Matters
February: Matthew 6-7
Why do we do the things we do? Motivation research focuses on what truly motivates individuals to act.... Read More
The Beatitudes: A Path to Discipleship
February: Matthew 5; Luke 6
The Sermon on the Mount opens with the Beatitudes. The term “beatitudes” is taken from the Latin Vulgate for “blessed are” or beati sunt.... Read More
Christ’s First Miracle: Water to Wine
February: John 2-4
Shortly after the calling of the twelve, Jesus went to a wedding in Cana...... Read More
Women at the Well
February: John 2-4
John related an occasion when Jesus left Judea to return to Galilee and chose the route through Samaria...... Read More
An Unfinished Woman
Jaroldeen Asplund EdwardsHere am I, Lord,The dishes barely done and night long since fallen,The children would not go to bedAnd would not go andWould not goAnd now they are gone.Gone to places of their own with children of their ownWho will not go to bed and will not go...And I have taught them what I … Continue reading An Unfinished Woman
Peter’s Change: Loving the Lord
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
In the Gospel of Matthew, Simon Peter’s call to the ministry seems quite straightforward...... Read More
The Synagogue at Nazareth: Finding Christ
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
After fasting in the wilderness and overcoming Satan’s temptations, Jesus returns to his hometown to begin his ministry and is asked to read at the synagogue in Nazareth... Read More
Resisting Temptations: Following the Savior’s Example
February : Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
Jesus Christ prepared for the inevitability of temptation in this world by fasting and communing with His Father... Read More
Why Jesus fasted and Why We Should Too
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
This morning, at dawn, I got down on my knees to pray. I greeted the Lord and expressed gratitude... Read More