14Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster...

Before any discussion of practical and pastoral matters begins in I Timothy, the author sets the groundwork for what follows in verses 15-17 in the first chapter: "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save...

Jeremiah 33: 14 ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and...

Mark 12: 13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you...

“How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?  David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet.’  David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?”  (Mk....

Rev. 21:1-6 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; 3 and I...

10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus...

Mark 10:35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." 10:36 And he said to them, "What is it you want me to do for you?" 10:37 And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at...

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You...

 “Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters….” (Hebrews 2: 11) FOR WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY, 2015 Because he was so tall and strong and could carry canoes and cargo such long distances without tiring or complaining, the Huron Indians called him “Echon,”...