Posts from April 2017

Posts from April 2017

In My Fathers House by Jason G. Lutz

“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2) Salvation is the most important Thing.  My apologies to those of you in the Open Door class as we have been hammering this point home for a couple of months.  Yet, I truly believe this central Truth of the gospel of Jesus…

My Commandment by Jason G. Lutz

My commandment is this: love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12) Easter has come and gone and now we stand in the Holy Light of His resurrection. I pray that each of us will be challenged by the Spirit as we move into Spring and Summer. We are wise to understand that Love, specifically the Love of God, is a consuming Thing; and this consumption desires and works…

An Everlasting Statute by Jason G. Lutz

“This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.”Leviticus 16:34 NKJV Holy Week feels like exactly the right time to discuss the book of Leviticus, as Leviticus truly is a beautiful book.  In my opinion, it reveals so much of God’s character and reveals…

For the Sake of Christ by Jason G. Lutz

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ (Philippians 3:7) We owe a certain debt of gratitude to the Pharisees. They carried the traditions of the Hebrews, they preserved the Scripture, they transmitted the belief in the afterlife (not every Jew of that time believed in entirety with God). Beyond this, their…