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Lent Day 25 Miracle #5 - Walking on Water explores the fifth miracle or "sign" Jesus performs. Immediately following Miracle #4 (Feeding of the 5,000) the disciples get into a boat to cross over the Sea of Galilee. Winds begin to buffet up against their small water craft making it hard to get across the sea. Three and half miles from shore Jesus appears while walking on the water. The disciples are terrified and Jesus offers the same words to us as we battle our own storm

"Lent Day 24 - Romans 8 (Must Watch!) If you don't watch any other video today, You must WATCH THIS ONE! Today, I put on my SCUBA gear to do a deep dive on some of the most affirming and convicting verses of God's love and providential power! Lent Day 24 - Romans 8 jumps right into some of the greatest verses written in all of scripture: Romans 8: 28-39 "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his pu

"Lent Day 23 - Psalm 1" takes a dive into where we plant ourselves in order to grow, flourish and bloom. Take a look at Psalm 1: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he

Lent Day 22 - 2 Corinthians 5 answers some very serious questions about why Jesus felt abandoned by God on the cross and the eternal difference it makes for us! Yesterday, on Lent Day 21 we heard the painful and agonizing cry of Jesus, "Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani?" (My God, My God why have you forsaken me?) Why did Jesus feel forsaken by His Father on the cross? Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? What difference did Jesus dying on the cross make for us? The answer is

Lent Day 21 - "Eloi Eloi..." examines the excruciating, painful cry Jesus screams as His life is coming to a close on the cross. Mark sets and shares the scene for us in Chapter 15: 33-39: "At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). 35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said,

"Lent Day 20 - I am the Good Shepherd" reassures our protection and provision from Jesus, who says, "I am the good shepherd..." Take to heart His words from John 10: 11-14: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for t

"Lent Day 19 - 5,000 Fed" watches Jesus feed 5,000 men with 5 loaves and 2 small fish given to him by a young boy. This is the only miracle where all four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) record this miracle in their account in the life and ministry of Jesus. Two things we will discover in this miracle: 1. Jesus needed the boy's lunch. The boy gave it to Jesus without question, hesitation or pushback. What does Jesus need from you today? And when that need is placed

"Lent Day 18 - Whatever" focuses on a great passage of scripture found in Philippians 4:8-9. Have you ever made a statement and the response you received was, "Whatever!" That's a conversation stopper! Paul uses the word "whatever" quite a bit in Philippians 4 as he encourages us to "think" and put into "practice" a number of qualities which will enhance our spiritual life. Check out how "Whatever" just might change your life! Grace and peace, Laugh often and Fear not! D

"Lent Day 17 - Psalm 22" marvels at the prophetic nature of Psalm 22! Psalm 22 is known as a Messianic Psalm - a Psalm which foretells and/or depicts the events, character and ministry of Jesus. The first eighteen verses of Psalm 22 will blow your mind at how accurate they portray the crucifixion of Jesus, which took place one thousand years after it was written. Grace and peace, Laugh often and Fear not! David! Lent Day 17- Psalm 22Lent Day 16 – Jeremiah 29: 11Lent Day

"Lent Day 16 - Jeremiahs 29:11" explores my Life Verse! The word from the Lord which Jeremiah shared with the Israelites in the midst of their despair of being in exile is the exact same word a friend shared with me when I was experiencing my own "exile" in 1998. Let me encourage you to underline, highlight, memorize and say this verse over and over again in your life! "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plan

Lent Day 15 Last Saying #3 - "Woman, behold your son..." Every Friday on our Lenten journey we explore on of the seven last sayings of Jesus on the cross. Last saying #3 comes from John 19. "...but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold,

Lent Day 14 - I am the Door "On Lent Day 14 - I am the Door" we examine the third "I am" saying by Jesus found in John 10: 7-9: So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture." The key word in this "I am" saying is "the". Jesus proclaims, "I am THE door." He

"Lent Day 13 - Miracle #3" takes a look into the third of seven miracles Jesus performs according to the Gospel of John. Jesus heads to Las Vegas and instead of going to the glitz and glam of The Strip to stay at the Bellagio, He heads over to Maryland Parkway, east of The Strip to meet the needs of the invalids, the homeless and the sick. This is basically what happens when Jesus heads up to Jerusalem and straightaway goes over to the pool of Bethesda. (John 5) There He e

Lent Day 12 - Philippians 2:1-11 is a must read and a must watch!! One of the most iconic passages in all of scripture in describing how we are called to be and act as well as a marvelous discourse on who Is Jesus and what He has done. Make sure you have these verses underlined and highlighted in your Bible! Grace and peace, Laugh often and Fear not! David! Lent Day 12 - Philippians 2: 1-11Lent Day 11 – 23rd PsalmLent Day 10 – I know where I’m going

“Lent Day 11 - 23rd Psalm” dives into a two pronged approach to the most recognized, most comforting and most personal of all the Psalms! I love the 23rd Psalm! Grace and peace, Laugh often and Fear not! David! Lent Day 10 – I know where I’m goingLent Day 9 – Paradise

Lent Day 10 - “I know where I’m going.” My mom ( Judith Curtner Dendy ) decided last night to stop her chemotherapy treatments. Lots of tears ensued. She looked straight at me and my sister Mary Jo and said, “I’m going to be okay. I know where I’m going.” Revelation 21 describes where my Mom is going... “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed aw

Lent Day 9 - Paradise delves into the second of Jesus' "Last Sayings on the Cross" - "Today you will be with me in paradise!" Punctuation plays a key role in this second “Last Sayings of Jesus on the Cross.” Pay attention to the “comma!” The thief on the cross pleads with Jesus, “‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise’” (Luke 23: 42-43) Jesus is not saying, "I will tell you the tr

Lent Day 7 - Miracle #2 continues to take a look at one of the seven miracles Jesus performs in the book of John. Jesus' first miracle was turning six jars of water into 960 bottles of wine! The second miracle of Jesus takes place once again in Cana. An "Official" from Capernaum travels sixteen miles to see Jesus on behalf of his dying son. After pleading with Jesus to come home with him to heal his ailing son, Jesus simply says, "Go: your son will live." What the man doe

Lent Day 6 - John 3:16 is our Lenten focus of the day! Perhaps it's the very first verse you ever memorized. John 3:16 is the "Hope Diamond" of the Scriptures. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Lent Day 6 - John 3:16 allows us to take a deeper look into this most familiar of all passages. Any time we read the Bible, I have always found it important to pay attention to the ver

Lent - Day 5: Psalm 51 is one of the great "Penitential" Psalms. Each Monday during our Lenten Video Series we will explore one of the Psalms. Today we take a look at Psalm 51. David wrote this Psalm in penitential response to being convicted by Nathan the Prophet of his sins by committing adultery with Bathsheba and David's subsequent arrangement for the murder of her husband Uriah the Hittite. Psalm 51 serves as a great prayer of confession as we journey toward the Cross