Passage: Mark 2:28

Jesus broke some rules, religious and cultural rules, but he was not a rebel. He is Lord.

Have you ever thought that a truly spiritual life sort of bounces from one ecstatic experience to another? That's dangerous and depressing. For years, preachers have used a couple of connected events in the Gospels to talk about that kind of expectation and its problems.

 Passage: 1 John 4:8 & 1 John 4:16

Life is about relationships. Whenever there is life, there are relationships. That's Bible.

 Passage: John 5:22-30

The Lord Jesus Christ may be your savior, redeemer, advocate, healer, and much more. But be sure of this: he is your judge. The One who came from heaven to earth, was crucified adn raised from the dead, has been exalted and now sits at the right hand of God the Father, who has placed all things under his power (John 13:3; Matthew 28:18; Acts 2:33, 36; Ephesians 1:22; 1 Peter 3:22) including the authority of judgment.

 Passage: Judges 5:7

Suppose you were asked to write your own epitaph, a few lines to sum up your life, a phrase or two describing what you considered important about yourself. How would you like to be remembered? One of the heroes of Israel, Deborah, took the opportunity to describe herself and did it with a truly heroic yet simple phrase.