God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Mark 16:19 (NIV) Our Savior finished giving us and His followers some last words of instruction and then He was taken up into Heaven. Is that a lot to take in? Are... Continue Reading →
After over a year of compiling and editing we would like to announce the release of the book Searching For Christ in Matthew. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VNS5W7E Most of the book was originally published here on seaching4christ.com in daily posts. Many long hours of editing and review have been put into making an effort to clean this work... Continue Reading →
`And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get... Continue Reading →
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’ Mark 16:15 (NIV) Jesus is risen! He was taken from His followers, betrayed, beaten and crucified. They laid His body in a tomb. But on the third day, just as He had promised them, He rose from the grave. ... Continue Reading →
Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. Mark 16:14 (NIV) How many times had Jesus told them? Had He already said all that was supposed to happen? Had He... Continue Reading →
"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16:6 (NIV) The women who went to treat Jesus´ body with fragrance found a big surprise. Stumbling cautiously into the tomb where they expected to... Continue Reading →
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Mark 16:1 (NIV) Jesus has paid His price. He has made His sacrifice and let men put Him to death. On earth the scene may look very bleak. His Disciples... Continue Reading →
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Mark 15:43 (NIV) All of Jerusalem had been in an uproar. Powerful figures had labored hard to execute Jesus. Finally they had persuaded people and the governors. They... Continue Reading →
With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38 (NIV) There it was. He reached the end. Jesus had walked His walk on earth. He had remained faithful and had stayed constantly with His Father. Never had He left God as... Continue Reading →
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mark 15:34 (NIV) Jesus asks why. At the pinnacle of His suffering on the cross, when the pain is at its worse, Jesus wants to know why the Spirit... Continue Reading →
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