Posts from March 2026

Weekly Update – March 26th, 2026  In Joshua 4:2-3, the Lord has Joshua call twelve men from the twelve tribes of Israel to each get a stone out of the Jordan River and lay them on the bank of the river. If you remember the story here, Israel had just crossed over the Jordan River and into the Promised Land (Josh. 3). It was a miraculous event, displayed through the ark of the covenant, representing God, passing before them and parting the river for…

Weekly Update – March 19th, 2026  In just a few weeks, we as Christians celebrate the cornerstone of our faith.  As the apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “if Christ has not been raised, then our faith is in vain.” What this means is that the resurrection does matter.  We can’t simply resort to saying that Christianity is about doing good for others or living a morally pure life. If Christ has not been raised, then he is just like…

Weekly Update – March 12th, 2026  When we think our lives as Christians, one aspect of our Christian walk should be a motivation for godly living. This is clearly displayed, for example, in Ephesians 2:1-10 with the apostle Paul giving an exposition of the gospel from beginning to end. In verses 1-3, he explains our life before Christ as desperate sinners. In verses 5-9, he explains what God has done for us in Christ to rescue us from our desperate…

Weekly Update – March 5th, 2026  On Sunday, Jason Franklin preached for us out of Luke chapter 13:1-9. Here, the main call from Jesus was to repent. The question that prompted this response from Jesus was over a tragedy that occurred with Pilate killing a group of Galileans and mixing their blood with their sacrifices (13:1). The implication from those asking Jesus about his thoughts is that these Galileans had done something wrong or were in sin for God to…