Finding Hope Through Discovery in Bible Study

The Call to Mercy Unto the Least of These   February 18, 2023 Larry R Evans   Introduction He [Jesus] stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:17-18) These are the words Jesus read in the synagogue in Nazareth when he announced the beginning of his ministry. He was identified as “the Servant of the Lord” of whom Isaiah spoke. (Isa. 42:1-7, Isa. 61:1-3).   We know that Jesus came to bring forgiveness, grace, and assurance. What we sometimes fail to realize is that the very gift of forgiveness, grace, and assurance produces or motivates within our hearts the desire for the correction of injustices that are contrary to the character of Jesus. 

Heaven’s Treasure or Today’s Freedom--Is There a Conflict?    Laying Up Treasure in Heaven   February 11, 2023 Larry R Evans   Introduction “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. -- Matt. 6:19-21 Does becoming a Christian mean the end of our freedom? Is a relationship with Jesus a radical challenge to our freedom? The answer is yes and no. But ultimately, no.   But let’s ask ourselves, “What is freedom?”    One description of freedom is made by The  Satanic Temple in New Mexico which is providing   “ free   religious  medication abortion ”  in its new facility. The  Temple wants to expand its abortion facilities under the guise of  Freedom  of Religion all over America!    The Religious Abortion Ritual is intended