Happy Birthday, Church!
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place" (Acts 2:1 KJV). Pentecost (the word means fifty) was the Harvest feast in the Jewish calendar, and was always celebrated on the [...]
Go Tell How Much The Lord Has Done
Previously on Lessons from the Great Physician: Lesson One: Establish the will of God Lesson Two: Accept the authority of God's Word Lesson Three: Recognize your family rights Lesson Four: Have Faith in your own faith The fifth lesson from [...]
The Turning Point
Spare a moment to think of all the preachers who are still preaching after decades, and how they have to find something new to say each Easter season. It's not easy to fool some long-time listeners with a new title [...]
Jump and Trust the Parachute
The fourth lesson from the Great Physician is found in the stilling of the storm on the Sea of Galilee in Matthew 8:18,23-27. The same incident is also recorded in Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 8:22-25. "Now when Jesus saw a [...]
Mothers-in-law
I was fortunate in that I had a good mother-in-law. While I saw her quite often when my wife and I were courting, after our marriage we moved 1680 miles away (2690 km) for eight years, and almost any [...]
When Jesus was Amazed!
In my previous post I discussed the early ministry of Jesus in Matthew’s gospel, then jumped over the Sermon on the Mount to chapter 8, and “Lessons from the Great Physician.” The first of those lessons was based […]
Lessons from the Great Physician
The Great Physician now is near, The sympathising Jesus; He speaks the drooping heart to cheer, Oh heard the voice of Jesus. Refrain: Sweetest note in seraph song, Sweetest name on mortal tongue; Sweetest carol ever sung, Jesus, blessed Jesus. [...]
700 Leftie Snipers
My dad was born left-handed, or cack-handed as they say in his native England. In the US he'd probably be called a southpaw. I did not inherit that particular gene or trait. I read that about 10% of the population [...]
Five “new” Verses for 2017
I’ve quoted my favorite poem about the New Year many times, and I’ve even used it on printed calendars in decades passed. But since I can’t find it online using search engines, I’ll repeat the first and last verse here [...]
Unfolding the Word
About three weeks ago I read a book about expository preaching and felt-need preaching, in which the author quoted Psalm 119:130, "The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple" (ESV). It is that word "unfolding" [...]