Tag Archives: messiah

July 13 – Totally Ridiculous!

Posted on 07/13/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 1:18-31; 1 Kings 14; Joel 2:1-11 “For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged called, Christ, crucified, diversity, divisiveness, exclusive, faith, foolishness, God, gospel, Greeks, Jesus, Jews, materialism, messiah, power of God, Relationship with God, resurrected, ridiculous, Romans, science, sign, spiritual, stumbling block, truth, wisdom, wisdom of God | Leave a comment

July 7 – Betrayal

Posted on 07/07/2019 by rockyfort

(Sundays will be late because of ministry obligations) Mark 14:1-31; 1 Kings 8; Hosea 9:17; Hosea 10 “Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me.’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged betrayal, death and resurrection, disciples, family, friends, Jesus, Jesus loved Judas, Judas, Last Supper, love of Jesus, messiah, Passover meal, reaction, Revenge, ridicule, shame, treasurer, triumphal entry | Leave a comment

March 6 – Got Questions for God? John Did Too

Posted on 03/05/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 11:1-19; Leviticus 11; Leviticus 12; Proverbs 24 “For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.’ ‘Assuredly, I say to you, among those born … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged born of women, disciples, discouraged, Elijah, in jail, Jesus, Jewish thought, John, John the Baptist, Kingdom of Heaven, least in the kingdom of heaven, messenger, messiah, prepare the way, Relationship with God, works

August 7 – God Doesn’t Teach Us To Hate

Posted on 08/07/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 72-73 Romans 9:1-15 “I wish I could help my Jewish brothers and sisters, my people. I would even wish that I were cursed and cut off from Christ if that would help them. They are the people of Israel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antisemitism, Christ, courtroom, covenants, Cross, crucifixion, curse, cursed, cut off from Christ, desires, eternal life, Forgiveness, give up salvation, glory of God, God loves, God's chosen people, Grace, hate, hatred, His blood, human emotions, indignant, Israel, Jesus, Jewish brothers and sisters, Jewish leaders, Jews, John 3:16, Law of Moses, messiah, Paul, promises of God, reprehensible, righteous indignation, Romans 9, salvation, worship

July 29 – Bringing Hope to the Hopeless World

Posted on 07/29/2018 by rockyfort

(Sorry for the late posting. Sundays are rough if I don’t get this done early) Psalm 49-50 Romans 1 “Because they did these things, God left them and let them go their sinful way, wanting only to do evil. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged beliefs, evil, facts, feelings, God, Grace, hope, Jesus, lie, mercy, messiah, Paul, pleasure, praised forever, rebellion, Relationship with God, righteous living, Romans, Rome, Savior, self-indulgent, sexual sin, sexuality, Sinful ways, sinfulness of man, specific problems, theology, truth of God, why Jesus came, worshiped the created

July 6 – We Don’t Need a Poll to Know God’s Way

Posted on 07/06/2018 by rockyfort

Job 32-33 Acts 14 “Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them. Then some evil people came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged adulation of the masses, Antioch, Barnabas, crucifixion, Derbe, different beliefs, female, God, good and faithful servant, heaven, Hermes, hypnotized, Iconium, Jesus, Lystra, male, marriage, messiah, miraculous healing, old-fashioned, pantheon of gods, Paul, popular opinion, popularity, sacrifices, some beliefs are wrong, the crowd turned, trash heap, true to God, well done, win crowd over, Zeus

May 31 – The Most Important Choice of All

Posted on 05/31/2018 by rockyfort

2 Chronicles 13-14 John 12:1-26 “Jesus found a colt and sat on it. This was as the Scripture says, ‘Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey.’ Zechariah 9:9” (John 12:14-15 NCV) … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Bethany, colt, donkey, embezzler, eternal life, fulfilled prophecy, infatuation, Jerusalem, Jesus, Judas, King, Lazarus, live rent-free, messiah, panic, Pharisees, prophecy, prophet, resurrection, safe, status quo, synagogues, Thief, wrath of Rome, Zechariah

May 30 – God’s Power or Worldly Power?

Posted on 05/30/2018 by rockyfort

2 Chronicles 10-12 John 11:30-57 “Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, ‘What should we do? This man is doing many miracles. If we let him continue doing these things, everyone will believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged believe in Jesus, C.S. Lewis, care for the poor, celebrations, conform, council, destroy nation, destroy Temple, evangelism, feed the hungry, final straw, funeral, God's not tame, heal the sick, Holy Spirit, insurrection, Jerusalem, Jews, messiah, miracles, organized religion, Pharisees, priests, religious protocol, resurrection, Romans, rules, sacrifices, Sanhedrin, shackles of religion, tattle, Torah

May 22 – You Mean I’m Not Always Right?

Posted on 05/22/2018 by rockyfort

1 Chronicles 16-18 John 7:28-53 “When the people heard Jesus’ words, some of them said, ‘This man really is the Prophet. Others said, ‘He is the Christ.’ Still others said, ‘The Christ will not come from Galilee. The Scripture says … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged always right, Bethlehem, Christ, confidential, disagreements, due diligence, faithful, foolish, Galilee, God, Grace, house of David, incomplete information, internet, Jesus, Jewish leadership, lawsuit, love, mercy, messiah, minister, Nicodemus, not called to be right, passions, Pharisees, prophecy, prophet, Relationship with God, Scriptures, teaching, Temple guards

May 19 – The Food That Brings Eternal Life

Posted on 05/19/2018 by rockyfort

1 Chronicles 7-9 John 6:22-44 “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, you aren’t looking for me because you saw me do miracles. You are looking for me because you ate the bread and were satisfied. Don’t work for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bread, caring for others, eternal life, figurative, food that spoils, God the Father, Hearts, Jesus, Jesus died for us, King, literal, messiah, miracles, Mission, overthrow Romans, Power, satisfied, Sea of Galilee, Son of Man, Spiritual food, stuff, things, truth, worry

Tag Archives: messiah

July 13 – Totally Ridiculous!

July 7 – Betrayal

March 6 – Got Questions for God? John Did Too

August 7 – God Doesn’t Teach Us To Hate

July 29 – Bringing Hope to the Hopeless World

July 6 – We Don’t Need a Poll to Know God’s Way

May 31 – The Most Important Choice of All

May 30 – God’s Power or Worldly Power?

May 22 – You Mean I’m Not Always Right?

May 19 – The Food That Brings Eternal Life

Now available in an eBook!

Recent Posts

Archives

Blogroll

Christian Blogs

Political Blogs

Categories

Books to Read!

Get Daily Enduring Truth via RSS Feed

Meta

Networked Blogs

Follow Blog via Email

Creative Commons License