DARE TO QUESTION GOD!
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace Jesus knew the solution before asking the question: “Philip, where can we find enough bread to feed this crowd” (John 6:5)? How would Philip answer? Although he had watched Christ work...
Malchus
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace Most Christians don’t remember Malchus but he was one of the most recognized persons in Jerusalem during the First Century. He was the personal assistant to Caiaphas, the High Priest,...
THE GARDENER
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace God’s work on the sixth day of Creation included planting a garden (Genesis 2:8). It was a place of life, fruitfulness and beauty. This was God revealing Himself as the Great Gardner...
“DO NOT HARM THE OIL AND WINE”
... Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship by Robert D. Pace The book of Revelation describes what scholars call the Apocalypse — a stretch of seven years when God issues righteous judgments upon a rebellious world. Since Christ's death...
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION
. The Importance of the Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:12—20 Robert D. Pace Have you heard this statement that society makes? It’s the assertion that all religions are equally valid. But let’s consider that assumption. (Pause) What is the ground for this claim? Does...
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING AT THE MANGER?
What Were They Thinking at the Manger? by Robert D Pace In 800 BC, Isaiah prophesied: “Unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given.” While Isaiah is known for his literary genius his artful statement is more than poetic elegance. Hidden within this phrase is the...
DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS OF CHRIST
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship The Divine Consciousness of Christ Robert D. Pace Years ago, while contemplating the divine consciousness of Christ, I wondered how Jesus, the mortal man, discovered that he was also the divine Son...
JESUS, PRINCE OF PEACE
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace Jesus, "Prince of Peace" In Isaiah 9, the prophet foresaw the Messiah in fourfold resplendence—the “Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father and the Prince of...
ONE-WORD DESCRIPTIONS OF GOD’S LOVE
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal or Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace One-Word Descriptions of God’s Love Christmas offers the opportunity to pause and consider the love God lavished upon mankind through the birth of Jesus Christ. Far from an exhaustive...
THE INSPIRING STORY OF HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Edited by Robert D. Pace In a small London house on Brook Street, a servant sighs with resignation as he arranges a tray full of food he assumes will not be eaten. For more than a week, he has...
A KING AMONG MEN
Robert D. Pace In ancient days, Persia was governed by a benevolent, loving king. In order to identify with his citizens he divested his kingly apparel, dressed in the clothing of common men, and visited homes. On one occasion, he visited a peasant that lived in a...
SON OF DAVID / SON OF GOD
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace Have you wondered why the Bible scripts a seemingly endless list of “begets” in the Bible--all those chapters of chronology, lineage, and ancestry? These are the passages we...
MEN IN BROWN
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace It’s Christmas and the delivery truck stops at your house. The “man in brown” steps from his vehicle and walks briskly toward your door. You anticipate. You wonder. But your...
World Cup and Christ’s Cup
PULPITTODAY.ORG THE WORLD CUP AND CHRIST'S CUP by Robert D Pace It’s over! The most watched sports event on the planet—the World Cup. Thirty-two teams entered. Thirty-one teams lost. Only Argentina withstood defeat and championed the title at the expense...
YOU AND YOUR TWIN
Point of Inspiration: Devotionals for Personal and Corporate Worship Robert D. Pace “Created in God’s image” humans have both consciousness and conscience—cognizance and discernment. And it’s imperative to regard both. Our consciousness provides awareness of life. It...
BEWILDERMENT IN BETHLEHEM
Ancient "Nativity Scrolls Discovered in Israel! Archeologists recently uncovered a First Century parchment now called, "The Nativity Scroll." The scroll was unearthed between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and contains parchments of a...
