RWM Sunday Pulpit

Haggai calls Judah to rebuild the Lord's house, consider their ways, trust God's presence, and look ahead to future temple and kingdom glory.

Acts 1:12-26 shows the apostles waiting in Jerusalem, Judas's vacancy explained by Scripture, and Matthias chosen to restore the twelve before Pentecost.

Daniel stands as a faithful statesman-seer in Babylon, revealing God's rule over empires, Israel's future hope, and prophetic truth confirmed by Jesus Himself.

Acts 1:6-14 clarifies Israel's kingdom hope, apostolic witness power, Christ's visible ascension and return, and Jerusalem's united company waiting in prayer for the Father's promised provision.

Ezekiel, a priest-prophet in exile, embodied God's message through visions, signs, silence, grief, judgment, and restoration, proving Israel would know the LORD.

Acts 1:1-8 introduces Christ's post-resurrection instruction, Israel's kingdom expectation, the apostles' Spirit-empowered witness, and the unfinished transition toward Pauline revelation.

Obadiah announces Edom's judgment for pride and betrayal, turning brotherly violence into divine recompense while pointing from Zion's deliverance to the LORD's kingdom.

Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem, confronts compromise, restores temple order, enforces Sabbath obedience, corrects mixed marriages, and calls God to remember his faithful reforms.

More Than Sentiment — Mothers Who Shaped Biblical History

Nehemiah 12:27-47 records Jerusalem's wall dedication through gathered Levites, ordered thanksgiving companies, sacrifices, rejoicing, purification, and restored temple support.

Habakkuk questions God's silence, receives the Chaldean answer, learns faith amid judgment, and gives a key insight into Psalms postscripts.

Nehemiah 11–12 records Jerusalem's organized settlement, village lists, priestly courses, Levitical records, and the chronology questions surrounding Eliashib and later generations.

Jeremiah warned Judah of covenant judgment as Babylon rose, revealing a tender yet faithful prophet whose message moved from national collapse to promised restoration hope.

Ezra and Nehemiah confront Israel's sin, lead confession and covenant renewal, and reveal one reform movement seen from two perspectives: repentance, separation, and obedience.

Zephaniah warns Judah and nations of the near Day of the LORD, condemning idolatry and complacency, yet promises a purified remnant, restoration, and joy ahead.

Ezra and Nehemiah confront Israel's sin, lead confession and covenant renewal, and reveal one reform movement seen from two perspectives: repentance, separation, and obedience.

Ezra and Nehemiah confront Israel's sin, lead confession and covenant renewal, and reveal one reform movement seen from two perspectives: repentance, separation, and obedience.

Nahum's brief prophecy reveals God's justice and comfort: the Elkoshite announces Nineveh's downfall, contrasts Jonah, dates the setting, and traces echoes in Isaiah and Romans.

Ezra and Nehemiah expose Israel's compromise, lead public confession, and recount God's faithful mercy, showing repentance, covenant renewal, and the danger of mingling.

Why Christ's cross was tragedy, injustice, and ignorance, yet through the resurrection God turned evil into triumph, hope, victory over death, and salvation by grace.

Explore Palm Sunday as a genuine kingdom offer: crowds proclaim Jesus King, national leadership resists, crisis accelerates, and the cross follows rejection—not inevitability today alone.

Ezra receives Artaxerxes' letter, granting authority, resources, and tax exemptions. Leaders gather, Levites recruited, offerings entrusted, fast proclaimed, and God protects the journey to Jerusalem.

Micah exposes injustice, calls God's people to repent, pursue justice, love mercy, walk humbly, and trust God's promise of restoration through faithful, covenant-keeping love.

Ezra receives Artaxerxes' letter, granting authority, resources, and tax exemptions. Leaders gather, Levites recruited, offerings entrusted, fast proclaimed, and God protects the journey to Jerusalem.

Man reflects God's triune nature: spirit, soul, and body. Scripture shows parallels between the Holy Spirit and human spirit, the Father and soul, and the Son and body.

Hosea ministered during Israel's prosperity and decay, embodying God's covenant love by marrying Gomer, naming prophetic children, warning judgment, and promising restoration through redeeming grace.

Ezra, a priestly scribe, returns to Jerusalem with God's favor, leading Israelites, teaching Torah obedience, and receiving Persian authorization, resources, exemptions, and gratitude.

Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, prophesied against Israel's social injustice and empty worship during prosperity, warning of certain judgment while promising future restoration.

The temple was completed in Adar, dedicated joyfully with sacrifices, and Passover was celebrated again with purified priests, returning exiles, and converts who separated from paganism.

Isaiah prophesied during tumultuous times, encountering God's holiness, confronting kings with faith, and declaring the coming Davidic King who would reign eternally with righteousness.

Darius discovers Cyrus' decree authorizing temple reconstruction, confirms funding from regional tribute, mandates sacrificial provisions, and orders Tattenai to cease interference—ensuring swift completion.

Prophetic voices restart temple construction, opposition appeals to Persia, work continues under scrutiny, and Israel's case is lawfully presented to Darius, setting the stage for vindication.

Jonah flees God's call to Nineveh, is swallowed by a fish, reluctantly preaches, and struggles when God shows mercy to repentant enemies.

Elisha's prophetic ministry demonstrated God's sustaining power through miracles of provision, healing, and restoration—authority that transcended borders, outlasted death, and sustained a nation without revival.

Ezra 4 shows opponents posing as allies, weaponizing imperial bureaucracy and fear of rebellion to halt Jerusalem's rebuilding until Darius restores momentum again later.

Ezra traces restoration: altar to foundation, worship before completion, joy and tears mingled, and principled refusal of compromised cooperation as opposition emerges against covenant faithfulness.

Shemaiah, the man of God, stopped a civil war with one command, proving prophetic authority overrides political logic and prevents covenantal bloodshed.

Ahijah announced Israel's division as covenant judgment, offered Jeroboam conditional kingship, then prophesied his dynasty's destruction for idolatry and disobedience.

Tracing the return from exile, we reconstruct the seventh-month feast, altar restoration, leadership roles, and Ezra–Nehemiah timelines to show worship restored before walls or temple.

Nathan served as God's prophet, delivering the Davidic Covenant, rebuking David's sin with Bathsheba, and ensuring Solomon's rightful succession to Israel's throne.

A fresh, text-first examination of the Magi, December 25, and Gospel chronology—challenging tradition, testing assumptions, and restoring coherence between Matthew and Luke.

Nehemiah completed Jerusalem's walls with few inhabitants. He appointed his faithful brother as security chief, then documented the initial returnees. Nearly 50,000 exiles would later repopulate the city.

Ezra 1:1–4 marks the lawful end of exile, as God fulfills Jeremiah's prophecy through Cyrus's decree, initiating restoration by covenant timing rather than Israel's readiness.

Magi uniquely came from Persian priesthood, monotheistic and messianic, shaped by Mesopotamian roots and Daniel's prophecies, astronomy, and timing that led them to Messiah's birth.

Nehemiah 6 shows opposition shifting from threats to deception, yet steadfast leadership, prayer, and perseverance bring the wall to completion as God's quiet hand prevails.

Explore who the Magi really were—Persian scholar-priests, not kings or sorcerers—and why Matthew carefully distinguished them. A historical, linguistic look at their search for Israel's King.

A study of Nehemiah 5:14–19 highlighting his integrity, refusal of privilege, covenant-based prayer, and how his personal example strengthens the reforms of verses 1–13.

Guest preacher Luca Welch explores biblical hell as Sheol—a temporary, dual-realm waiting place for the dead—challenging modern myths with scriptural clarity.

Dr. Randy White of Taos, NM highlights Gad, David's prophetic seer, as a crucial spiritual authority guiding, correcting, and chronicling the formation of Israel's monarchy.

Dr. Randy White explores Nehemiah 5, where internal exploitation among Jews threatens unity. Nehemiah demands justice, ensuring integrity and covenant faithfulness continue amidst rebuilding.