Author Archives: Pete

Feet People

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Pete

If I have the picture right in my mind, they were feet people. The scenario Jesus speaks about in my reading this morning is one in which there are some reclining at a banquet table and others who are serving … Continue reading →

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Not Really the Last Supper

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Pete

The scene has been immortalized. That classic rendering of Jesus and His disciples reclining at the table partaking of that final Passover before He would be taken and crucified. Every time we as believers remember Jesus in the Lord’s Supper, … Continue reading →

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Guard Your Heart

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pete

Kind of a one two punch this morning. Set up with the “left hand” in Hebrews 4 . . . the “right hook” coming in Proverbs 21. Less about intense conviction, more about a sober reminder. Don’t think I have … Continue reading →

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Wells of Salvation

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Pete

Isaiah foresaw a day when the Lord God would “extend His hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of His people” (Isa. 11:11). A day when those who had largely missed the first coming of Messiah … Continue reading →

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A Chuppah

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Pete

Sometimes I feel like reading through Isaiah is like trying to follow what’s happening on a television controlled by somebody who’s engaged in extreme channel surfing with a remote. In one passage the prophet’s words seem to deal with immediate … Continue reading →

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He Sat Down

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Pete

Started in on two new books this morning in my reading plan, Isaiah and Hebrews. And while I’m looking forward to working through the prophecy of Isaiah, I’m pretty sure it will pale in comparison against the grand subject of … Continue reading →

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Every Good Thing That Is In Me

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Pete

To hear some Christians talk, you’d think the blood really doesn’t have all that much power and that the Spirit isn’t really all that able to sanctify. These people often declare they are still wretched . . . they are … Continue reading →

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Devoted to Good Works

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Pete

Over the past few years, a new term has surfaced in the circles I engage with. Gospel-centered. Though I would consider myself to have always been “gospel centered” . . . . though the gospel has always been the power … Continue reading →

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Receiving A Kingdom

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Pete

As they neared Jerusalem, His disciples thought the kingdom of God was “to appear immediately.” And so, Jesus told them a story about a noblemen who went away to receive a kingdom (Luke 19:11-12). It was so far from what … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Maker

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Pete

This past Sunday, a number of our students reported out on their experiences on a recent missions trip. In past years the annual missions trip has targeted international destinations . . . most commonly Mexico. But this year God led … Continue reading →

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