Luke 19:28...The death of religion took place April 6, 32AD.On the very day prophesied by Daniel 9 Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, the foal of a donkey, on which no man had ever sat.This was not ...  Read More

Jude 1...Jude, the half-brother of Jesus, brings a challenge to the Church that is necessary for its survival.He isn’t talking about how to make the Church better, or how to make it prettier or more a...  Read More

3 John 1...The last recorded written words of the apostle John are again a personal letter, this time to a man named Gaius, who is a beloved friend and brother in Christ of John.We have no idea how th...  Read More

2 John 1...Now we come to the personal letters of John, which have the same Holy Spirit authority as his other writings.Personal letters are not unusual. Paul wrote to Timothy and to Titus and Philemo...  Read More

1 John 5:1...Parents know the love they have for their children. This is a supernatural love which exceeds any love they have ever known. Until you become a mom or a dad, you can only imagine this qua...  Read More

1 John 4:1...Since John has been teaching us so much about being led of the Holy Spirit of God, here he provides an important caution: Test the spirits you are listening to, whether they are of God.We...  Read More

1 John 3:1...Who do you find yourself identifying with?John encourages our identification with Christ. This may seem impossible, but John tells us of a day when this will be so. When we appear before ...  Read More

1 John 2:15...Satan has a very limited playbook.Unfortunately, his limited playbook has served him very well.Since Adam and Eve fell under the temptation of Satan in the Garden, and fell away from God...  Read More

1 John 2:1...I find it comforting John refers to those of us in His Church as, “little children.”It has the possibility of many meanings, but first and foremost I am reminded of Jesus’ command we come...  Read More

1 John 1:1...John was most likely the youngest of Jesus’ apostles. Near the end of first century A.D. he is the only remaining apostle - perhaps because he was the youngest - but also because all the ...  Read More

2 Peter 3:1...As a final ‘reminder’ to the Church to not turn away from the words of the holy prophets and the commandment of the apostles, Peter informs them this is the reason he has written his sec...  Read More

2 Peter 2:1...When persecution arrives or approaches there will be false prophets arising claiming all will be well with you.This is exactly the pattern we have seen as we have studied the Book of Jer...  Read More