Many of you will remember the sermon that I gave three years ago today that I titled, "Why Count Fifty Days?" And in that Pentecost sermon (believe it or not, that was three years ago—in 2001) I went into the whys of the fact that God …
Because keeping Him at the forefront of our minds is critical to our well-being, God commands His people to keep feasts to Him at various seasons of the year. These festival seasons are rooted in agriculture, which has been humanity’s …
Part One introduced the unique offering on the Feast of Weeks that had, as its centerpiece, two loaves. In Scripture, the number two signals a difference, often one with incomplete harmony or even outright opposition. The most curious …

(15) So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
An important aspect of the miracle is manifested as Jesus lifted the woman by the hand, and the fever left her. The laying on of His hands (see Hebrews 6:2) was something He did often. He even touched lepers, though the Gospels never …
As we trudge relentlessly into the time of the end, and the bright, warm days continue to be spiritually dark, we frequently cast about for any indicator of how much longer it will be until Jesus Christ returns and brings the mad rule of man to a close. We constantly scour the prophecies and our Savior's prophetic parables for any overlooked instruction that might guide us through these times of turmoil and disquiet. Yet, the specifics we seek remain obstinately hidden — and for good reason, for such knowledge could easily cause us to corrupt ourselves (see Matthew 24:45-51; Luke …
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