God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." John 11:48 (NIV) Jesus saves a person from the grave. He brings him... Continue Reading →
His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. John 11:12-13 (NIV) Before we think we have gained so much ground with Jesus, should we get one point clear? If we care to examine well the way people... Continue Reading →
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.’ John 8:28 (NIV) Jesus talks of being lifted up. This sounds like an... Continue Reading →
And they appealed to him with the request “Send us among the hogs, so that we may go into them.” Mark 5:12 (Byington) Jesus was speaking with the evil spirits who had possessed this man. They had already shared with our Savior that there were many of them who had taken up residence in this... Continue Reading →
He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.” Mark 3:30 (NIV) Jesus had been accused of doing what He did by the power of Beelzebub. He turned things around on them and exposed the fact that the Devil worked towards his causes using the spirit of darkness, but Jesus deliberately worked... Continue Reading →
Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 (ASV) This is the great commission. This is what Jesus asks. This is what we Christians feel is our portion and task as followers of Christ. ... Continue Reading →
And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Matthew 27:37 (ASV)They have now crucified Jesus. They had him hung up upon a cross to die. All the rumors of Jesus being the promised Messiah seemed to have less chance of proving to be correct all... Continue Reading →
And He answered them ¨You see all this, do you not? I tell you verily, there shall not be one stone left upon another here that shall not be torn down.¨ Matthew 24:2 (Byington) The words Jesus spoke as His disciples showed Him the wonderful buildings of the temple in Jerusalem would one day be... Continue Reading →
For some time I have wondered after the meaning of Christ´s example that He set when He washed His disciples’ feet. The message would seem obvious, but for a few words in John 13:12-17, it seems there may be a deeper and more wonderful spiritual truth buried here. Jesus turns to His Disciples, the ones... Continue Reading →
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