By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 20:19-30   John 20:29 Jesus said to him,  [ b ] “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed  are  those who have not seen and  yet  have believed.” (NKJV)   Jesus has risen from the grave, but at this point, we only know of Mary Magdalene physically seeing Him ( John 20:11-18 ). Scripture also tells us that when Peter and John saw the empty tomb, they believed, but also tells us that they did not know that Jesus must rise

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 37   Psalm 37:9 For evildoers shall be  [ b ] cut off;But those who wait on the Lord,They shall inherit the earth. (NKJV)   A media-driven world promotes celebrities with charisma, good looks, and wealth. While these things are not inherently evil, if they become one’s objective, they can take on the status of an idol in our life, something forbidden in the Ten Commandments ( Exodus 20:4-6 ). While the commandment implies bowing down to w

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 20:1-18 Matthew 28:5-6 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  6  He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (NKJV)   The path to eternal life in heaven with the Lord is through belief in the one sent by God, His only Son ( John 3:16 ). How we come to believe may differ. For some, it is finally believing after many years in

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 36   Psalm 36:5-6 Your mercy, O Lord,  is  in the heavens;Your faithfulness  reaches  to the clouds. 6  Your righteousness  is  like the  [ b ] great mountains;Your judgments  are  a great deep;O Lord, You preserve man and beast. (NKJV)   In Acts 17:6 , those preaching the Gospel are accused of turning the world upside down. The truth is, those preaching the Gospel are returning the world to Godliness, the state the world was created to e

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 19:17-42   John 19:35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.  (NKJV)   The crucifixion of Jesus has been the highlight of movies and portrayed in Passion plays in churches during Easter. This account in John represents John’s eyewitness account of the event, referencing Old Testament prophecies that describe the event. These Old Testament prophecies

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 35:1-28   Psalm 35:28 And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And  of Your praise all the day long. (NKJV)   Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day set aside for us to remember the things we are thankful for. This can be difficult because we live in a chaotic world where the news is full of evil, tragedy, and sorrow. However, there is something we can all be thankful for. When our ancestors Adam and Eve sinned, and

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 19:1-16   John 19:12 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.” (NKJV)   Decisions, decisions, decisions, life is full of them. Some decisions are simple, like what to wear or eat. Others are more complicated and could even alter the direction of our lives. When making a decision, there will also be tho

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 34:1-22   Psalm 34:1-3 I will bless the Lord at all times;His praise  shall  continually  be  in my mouth. 2  My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;The humble shall hear  of it  and be glad. 3  Oh, magnify the Lord with me,And let us exalt His name together. (NKJV)   When we find ourselves in trouble, our response may be to go somewhere safe. For David who was fleeing for his life from Saul, it meant going to Achish the king of Gath (

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 18:28-40   John 18:39-40 “But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40  Then they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. (NKJV)   In the passage of John 18:28-40 , we see Jesus as the focal point of warfare on two fronts, spiritual and political. While what is occurring in this passage is chaos and

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 32-33 Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed  is he whose  transgression  is  forgiven, Whose  sin  is  covered. 2  Blessed  is  the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,And in whose spirit  there is  no deceit. (NKJV)   Our salvation comes by the grace of a sovereign God and not by our own efforts, no matter how good we may be ( Ephesians 2:8-9 ). This is what separates Christianity from other religions. With other religions, one must obey a set

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 18:12-27   2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)   Decisions motivated by fear often lead to poor outcomes, made to avoid a potential calamity that may or may not materialize. 2 Timothy 1:7  reminds us that fear is not from God and to live our lives empowered by the Holy Spirit and the truth of the Word of God, to live lives of loving for one another, and to have a sou

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 31:1-24   Psalm 31:3 For You  are  my rock and my fortress;Therefore, for Your name’s sake,Lead me and guide me. (NKJV)   In the time of David, cities had walls providing a fortress of protection from enemies attacking the city. Walls would not provide much protection for a city today because of aerial attacks. However, when David wrote Psalm 31 , he would have envisioned the Lord as a fortress or wall of protection around him. From the c

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text : John 18:1-11   2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin  to be  sin for us, that we might...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 29-30   Psalm 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;You have put off my sackcloth...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 17:1-26     While the passage in Matthew 6:5-15  is commonly referred to as the Lord’s Prayer, it is...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 27-28   Psalm 27:1 The Lord  is  my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord  is  the...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 16:16-33   John 16:20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 25-26   Psalm 25:1-2 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2  O my God, I trust in You;Let me not be...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 16:1-15   John 16:12-13 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear  them  now. ...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 23-24   Psalm 24:10 Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts,He  is  the King of glory.  Selah...