The First Adam and the LastAdam was in a perfect garden. He had everything he could want. He had plenty to eat and perfect conditions. Yet when Satan came, Adam took the bait. He sinned. Because of hi...  Read More

Temptation is Not SinJesus was tempted by the devil for forty days. He felt the full force of temptation. He was fully God and fully man. In His human nature, He felt our weakness. He felt the hunger....  Read More

The Wilderness and the BaitJesus stood in a barren wilderness. The sun was relentless. The ground was cracked and dry beneath His feet. His body was exhausted after forty days without food. His stomac...  Read More

While We Were Yet Sinners The genealogy is full of broken people. Adam broke everything. Noah needed grace after the miracle. Abraham tried to help God and messed up. David committed adultery and murd...  Read More

The Night God Changed a NameJacob was a schemer. He lied to his father and deceived his brother. He manipulated his way through life. But one night, he wrestled with God and refused to let go. God cha...  Read More

 Building a Boat for 100 Years God told Noah to build a massive boat. There was no ocean nearby and no rain in sight. For nearly a century, Noah built. He faced critics and worked without applause. He...  Read More

 The Unseen Relay RaceGod works through generations. The genealogy shows a chain: Abraham to Isaac, Isaac to Jacob, and on to David. It was a relay race of faith. Someone ran before you ever stepped o...  Read More

A Name on God’s Hands Luke lists 77 names in his genealogy. Over half of them are unknown. They never preached a sermon or killed a giant. They left no highlight reel. They were just names on a list. ...  Read More

Your Place in the New Family TreeThere are only two family trees. You are born into the first one, the family of Adam. This family comes with sin, guilt, and death. But you can choose to be in the sec...  Read More

The Wait in the WorkshopJesus did not start His ministry young. Luke tells us He was about thirty years old. For years, Jesus waited. He worked in a carpenter’s shop. He learned. He grew. He matured i...  Read More

 Chosen by an Adoptive FatherLuke says everyone thought Jesus was Joseph’s son. But that was not the whole story. Jesus was born to a virgin. He was a miracle. Joseph was not His biological father. Jo...  Read More

 A Crime Scene, Not a Hall of FameLook at the names in Jesus’ family. This is not a list of spiritual superheroes. It is a list of sinners. Terah was an idol worshiper. Abraham lied about his wife. Ja...  Read More