I am taking a pause from the series on the Beatitudes on this weekend when we remember the gifts of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. The message is a homily that I delivered at for a Good Friday service at Loma Linda University Health, the Christian academic medical center, […]

Dear Friends, This is the eighth message in a series on Jesus’ statements called “the Beatitudes” that are found in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3-11; Luke 6:17-38). Some of you received last week’s message incorrectly numbered as the “sixth.” Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God (Matt […]

Dear Friends, This is the sixth message in a series on Jesus’ statements called “the Beatitudes” that are found in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3-11; Luke 6:17-38). Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God (Matt 5:8). What do you see when you look out from the vantage point of […]

Dear Friends, This is the sixth message in a series on Jesus’ statements called “the Beatitudes” that are found in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3-11; Luke 6:17-38). The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him […]

Dear Friends, This is the fifth message in a series of Jesus’ statements called the Beatitudes that are found in the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled (Matt 5:6). Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart (Abba […]