'Jesus' Tagged Posts
Weekly Sermon Devotional
5-Day Bible Reading Plan and Devotional Guide Based on the Sermon: “Why Jesus Came” Day 1: The God Who Came to Save, Not Condemn Reading: John 3:16-21 Devotional: The world is full of pain, evil, and brokenness. It would be reasonable to expect a holy God to respond with swift condemnation. Yet Jesus declared that the Father sent him not to condemn but to save. This is not a soft dismissal of sin — sin is real and its consequences…
Weekly Sermon Devotional
5-Day Bible Reading Plan and Devotional Guide Why Did Jesus Come? Day 1: The Cry of a Broken World Reading: Isaiah 64:1-8 Devotional: Isaiah’s anguish was not abstract. He looked at his nation, his neighbors, and himself, and saw the same corruption we see today. Wars, broken families, selfishness, and moral confusion are not new. They are the persistent fruit of humanity’s separation from God. Yet Isaiah’s cry, “Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down,” was…
Weekly Sermon Devotional
5-Day Bible Reading Plan and Devotional Guide Praying Like the Man Who Prayed Day 1: The Priority of Prayer Reading: Luke 5:15-16; Luke 6:12-13 Devotional: Jesus did not treat prayer as an afterthought. Before major decisions, before turning points, before the weight of ministry pressed down upon him, he withdrew. He climbed mountains. He stayed through the night. He rose before dawn. Prayer was not squeezed into the margins of his life — it was the foundation beneath everything else.…
Weekly Sermon Devotional
5-Day Bible Reading Plan and Devotional Guide Theme: The God-Man Who Prays — Knowing and Imitating Jesus Christ Day 1: The Word Who Was God Reading: John 1:1-18 Devotional: Before Bethlehem, before creation, before the beginning itself, Jesus existed. John opens his Gospel not with a birth narrative but with an eternal declaration — the Word was with God and was God. This is not a supporting character in history. This is the Author of history stepping into it. The…
Kids Corner: September 21 to October 26
The Big Picture Question:Why should we praise Jesus? The Big Picture Answer:We should praise Jesus for what He has done to provide our salvation and because He will one day make all things right. Memory Verse:(K-2) “Lord, you are my god; I will exalt you. I will praise your name…” – Isaiah 25:1a (3-6) “Lord, you are my god; I will exalt you. I will praise your name, for you have accomplished wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.”…
Kids Corner: May 25 to June 22
The Big Picture Question:Why did Jesus become human? The Big Picture Answer:Jesus became human to obey His Father’s plan and rescue sinners. Memory Verse:(K-2) “Punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.” – Isaiah 53:5b(3-6) “He was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities: punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.” – Isaiah 53:5
Kids Corner: April 20 to May 18
The Big Picture Question:Why does God command Christians to tell others about Jesus? The Big Picture Answer:We tell others about Jesus so they will hear and believe the good news. Memory Verse:(K-2) “And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?” – Romans 10:14b(3-6) “How, then, can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a…
Kids Corner: February 16 to March 9
The Big Picture Question:How do we know that God wants us to know Him? The Big Picture Answer:We can know that God wants us to know Him because He has revealed Himself through His Word. Memory Verse:(K-2) “This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God” – John 17:3a(3-6) “This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent – Jesus Christ.” – John 17:3