Howl Of The North

Mark 3:1-6 A Man with a Withered Hand Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to...

April 25th Luke 22:39-46 Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” And he withdrew from them about a...

April 24th Luke 22:14-20 Institution of the Lord’s Supper And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the...

April 23rd Luke 21:34-36 Watch Yourselves “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all...

April 22nd (Note: I do not claim to be a prophecy expert, nor do I wish to argue over the theology of the end of the age [Eschatology], but any kind/patient comments are appreciated) Luke 21:25-28 The Coming of the Son of Man “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the...

April 21st God's Law required that widows were taken care of and not taken advantage of. Apparently in Jesus day, the social situation led to abuses against widows. Luke 20:45-47 Beware of the Scribes And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who...

April 20 Luke 20:9-18 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of...

April 19th Luke 19:41-44 Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will...

April 18th In our NT reading for today, we have the interaction of Jesus with the tax collector, Zacchaeus: Luke 19:1-10 Jesus and Zacchaeus He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking...

April 17th In our NT reading for today, Jesus predicts his death to the apostles for the third time: Luke 18:31-34 Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the...

Salvation is not: making a good person better nor making a sick person well - It is making a dead person alive in Christ -Steven J Lawson Besides God, salvation is a focus of a Christian. We depend on Christ for it. There is no way we can save ourselves - we must rely upon the blood of Christ...

April 16th In our NT reading for today, we find the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector: Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the...

Good Friday 1 Peter 2:24-25 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (ESV) Today we solemnly...

April 15th In our NT reading for today, Jesus teaches of the coming of the Kingdom and some aspects of it: Luke 17:20-22 The Coming of the Kingdom Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed...

April 14th In our NT readings for today, we find one portion about being a servant of God: Luke 17:7-10 Unworthy Servants “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say...

April 13th Our One Year Bible OT reading comes from the book of Joshua: Joshua 8:30-31 30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, 31 just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of...

April 12th In our OT reading for today in the One Year Bible, we find Joshua encountering a theophany, a visible manifestation of God! Joshua 5: The Commander of the Lord's Army 13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his...

April 11th In today's NT portion of the One Year Bible, we find Jesus teaching on discipleship: Luke 14:25-27 Luke 14:33 The Cost of Discipleship Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and...

I was very happy to go to church today. You see, my church had been meeting over Xoom only for almost 2 years now. Today was the first time in a long time that we were all together as a congregation. It was so nice to see everyone in person and to especially receive communion. :) My church is...

April 10th The ending of Luke chapter 13 shows the urgency of Jesus’ mission as well as the stubbornness of the people: Luke 13:31-35 Lament over Jerusalem At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and...