There Is No Messiah but Jesus By Dr. John Neihof We live in a superhero culture of mythological fascination. Stories of good triumphing over evil have been supplanted with narratives of conflicted sorcerers using raw power to accomplish some end that they have justified as good. No meta-narrative of right and wrong, cosmic good over […]
Names of Jesus: The Good Shepherd A Bible Study by Jack Kelley “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then […]
Names of Jesus: Light of the World Part 2 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley We read last time that Jesus is the Light of the World: When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the […]
Names of Jesus: The Light of the World A Bible Study by Jack Kelley When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12) Literally this means that those who join Jesus […]
Names of Jesus: The Vine A Bible Study by Jack Kelley “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) It’s important to understand that salvation is not a fruit bearing event, […]
Christmas…the Rest of the Story A Bible Study by Jack Kelley “For You created my inmost being, You knit me together in my mother’s womb … all the days ordained for me were written in Your Book before one of them came to be.” – –Psalm 139:13,16 Celebrating the Lord’s birthday on December 25 is […]
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The virgin shall be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14). There is perhaps no prophecy in the Old Testament more controversial than this […]
Harbinger of the Messiah By Matt Ward “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me…” (Mal. 3:1). There are three prerequisites before Jesus Christ can return to this earth. First, Israel needs to exist as a nation state. Second, the Jewish Temple needs to be rebuilt. Finally, an Altar […]
Our Great Savior By Adrian Rogers “The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.” Matthew 12:42 The Pharisees were criticizing, castigating, […]
The Messiah & The Cross By Dave Hunt The coming of the Messiah has been the great hope of the Jewish people from the very beginning. Messiah means “anointed.” The Greek equivalent is Christos. In the Old Testament, the priests (Lv 4:3, 8:12; Ps:105:15) and kings (1 Sm 15:1, 24:7-11; 1 Kgs 1:34; Dn 9:24- […]