Posts by Suzanne Lemky

Harvest Scripture Reading: John 15:4-16 Introduction In today’s Bible reading, Jesus our Lord makes it abundantly clear that His disciples should produce fruit. In Genesis 8:22, God spoke to Noah saying “seedtime and harvest will not cease…” In the NLT translation, it says “…there will be planting and harvest…” The principle is made abundantly clear…

Angels Among Us? Scripture Reading: Acts 27:18-26, Hebrews 1:14 Introduction According to Hebrews 1:14 “angels are only servants – spirits sent to care for the people who will inherit salvation” The subject of angels is not one that we hear of regularly. The entire scriptures have many stories of angels who are sent by God,…

Do Not Lose Faith Part II Scripture Reading: Luke 10:38-47  Introduction Today we will conclude our conversation on firming up our faith in the face of difficulties. Jesus visits Martha’s home, building a relationship with her household including her sister Mary and brother Lazarus. Martha complained about Mary sitting at Jesus feet to learn while…

Do Not Lose Faith Part I Scripture Reading: Luke 18:1-8 Introduction In recent news, there appears to be an increase in departure from the Christian faith by notable celebrities who once served as champions. These individuals also have a large Christian following on social media. A notable example is Joshua Harris, author of the famous…

What are you thinking? Read: Matthew 9:20-22, Proverbs 23:7, (NKJV or KJV),  Romans 12:2 (NLT) Introduction Our thoughts have the power to shape our lives. Jesus made it clear that thoughts are primary to everything else. (See Matthew 12:33 and Proverbs 23:7 NKJV). If we know how much weight and value our thoughts have in…

The Church Community Read: Mark 3:13-15 & Matthew 28:18-20 Introduction The Church (the body of Christ on earth) is God’s idea. It is God’s family and community on Earth. Jesus started the community while He was on earth by first selecting a group of people as disciples. Please Read Mark 3:14. The twin purpose was…

The Church: What is it? The Church (the body of Christ on earth) is God’s idea. Ephesians 4:11-16 Introduction Paul writes that our citizenship is in Heaven (Philippians 3:20). This means that every Christian has dual citizenship. So even though we live on earth we must recognize that we have some peculiarities that should mark…

Higher Ground: The Work of the Spirit Read Galatians 3:2-3 Introduction The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead. The Godhead consists of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. He is the executor of God’s will on earth. In the book of Genesis Chapter 1 we are introduced to the Spirit…

Higher Ground: Solutions to Intractable Problems Read Matthew 17:14-21 Introduction In our passage, we read about the man who had a child with a spirit that always put the child in harm’s way (see vs 15-16). Jesus concluded by saying that problems, such as this one in the passage, can only be resolved by adding…

Higher Ground for you Read Matthew 17:1-9 Introduction There is no doubt that the experience of Jesus’ glorious transformation on the mountain before Peter, James and John left an undenialble mark in their lives. Later on Peter, a leading Apostle, makes a pointed reference to this experience in his epistle in 2 Peter 1:16-18. The…