God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:18 (NIV) Could it be possible? Written here in the first chapter of the book of Matthew is... Continue Reading →
They Came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked the, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 (NIV) It is interesting to sit back at a distance and observe the way in which... Continue Reading →
Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?” Mark 9:12 (TNIV) At first glance in this part of our text Jesus seems to change directions. He makes a statement which does not seem related... Continue Reading →
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters – one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) Mark 9:5-6 (TNIV) Jesus shone with a brilliant light. He was being transfigured. This... Continue Reading →
“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) Mark 7:18-19 (NIV) Come on guys, Jesus says. How... Continue Reading →
Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” Mark 7:14-15 (NIV) It was the great problem Jesus had with the people around him. People constantly... Continue Reading →
And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! Mark 7:9 (NIV) They had come to prove to themselves and to the world that this Man Jesus, could not be from God. He and His renegade Disciples were stepping over the boundaries... Continue Reading →
He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, Mark 6:48 (TNIV) Jesus had not gone out on the lake with the Disciples that night. He chose to spend some time... Continue Reading →
So he was able to do no powerful work there except to lay his hands upon a few sickly ones and cure them. Mark 6:5 (Reference) Jesus came to earth on a mission. He was sent by Divine intention and purposefully directed. Our God designed a great plan and Jesus was here to carry it... Continue Reading →
And Jesus told them “A prophet is not unhonored anywhere but in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house”; Mark 6:4 (Byington) There are many themes or subjects within Christianity which Jesus did not touch on directly in His ministry. But we do have ones which He did feel pertinent enough to... Continue Reading →
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