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...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 15:18-27   John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 21-22   Isaiah 53:5 But He  was  wounded for our transgressions,  He was   bruised  for our...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 15:1-17   John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  2  Every branch in Me...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 19-20   Psalm 20:7 Some  trust  in chariots, and some in horses;But we will remember the name of...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: John 14:15-31   John 14:26-27 But the  [ d ] Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My...

By: Dr. Dale Weckbacher   Text: Psalm 18   Psalm 18:29 For by You I can  [ g ] run against a troop,By my God I can leap over a wall....