Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and John 11:38-44.

Raising Lazarus from the dead is the incident that provokes the religious leaders to plot actively for the death of Jesus. See the irony. If Jesus has the power to bring another person back to life, would he not also have the power over his own life? Jesus gives another “I AM” name to Martha and Mary: “I AM the resurrection and the life.”

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Prepare now by rededicating your whole life to the Lord, being one with him in the movements of the coming holiest week of the year.

“I will raise him up on the last day.” One interpretation of this phrase is to see the “last day” as Good Friday. If you are clinging to the cross when Jesus dies, you will rise with him. For John, all this happens at once on that great Friday of our salvation.

John 11

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Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels.
In the Seasons of Lent and Easter this year we read the Gospel of John.

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Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Colossians 4:2-6.

There are two concepts for time in Greek. Chronos (our word “chronology”) means “duration of time.” It is the amount of time, a time-line. The other concept is kairos. This means “opportunity,” a special moment in time, an appointed time. When Paul urges us to “redeem the time,” he uses the word kairos. Within a movement of time, there are many “precious moments,” not unlike the famous Christian figurines of the same name. Just as moments in time are precious when spent with a loved one, so in Christ every moment of life can become precious.

Time is redeemed, made worthwhile, when you live in the love that Christ Jesus has for you. Verse 6 is worth committing to memory so that all your moments of speaking will be precious. “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”

Colossians 4

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Example: Speech being always gracious v. 6

Thursdays are dedicated to the letters of Paul, other letters,
the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation.
In the Winter Season of Advent to Epiphany this year we read the Letters of John and Jude.

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Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and the Psalm.

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We are just days away from Palm Sunday and the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The first singers of this Psalm know that the one who would lead them in triumph over all enemies would be the Suffering Servant. Jesus fulfills verses 3 and 4. These lines perfectly image death and resurrection. The resurrection has broken the cords of the scourging and the dragging of Jesus along the road leading to Calvary.

What do you experience as binding you, perhaps whipping you, and dragging you along in life? Believe that Jesus has taken your cords to himself and broken them for risen life. Be ready to know those precise, highly personal ways that Jesus is setting you free. Total, complete inner freedom is God’s offer to you. Accept no substitutes!

Psalm 129

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In the Season of Lent this year we read Psalm 125 to 129.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information