God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled to him on the way, or he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.’ Luke 12:58 (NIV) Jesus is directing His followers on how... Continue Reading →
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. Luke 1:64 (NIV) The baby is born to Elizabeth. The Jewish custom was to take the baby to be circumcised on the eighth day. Zechariah had been unable to speak since the angel had appeared to him to... Continue Reading →
But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. Luke 1:30 (NIV) Luke walks us through the stories of people who were visited by messengers of the Lord. Now he tells us of another young lady who is approached by an angel. He tells her that she... Continue Reading →
So Jesus said to the: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.¨ Mark 1:17 (New World Translation) What does it mean; “Fishers of Men?” Why would Jesus want to take men who sought and gathered fishes and change their direction towards men and women? What is there to catch? All the... Continue Reading →
And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Mark 1:7-8 (NIV) This was the message used to prepare the Way for the hearts... Continue Reading →
Now we know that we have freedom in Christ and that by Works we are not saved. But we cannot argue that Jesus taught us to me more than just good. Reading Matthew 5 through 7, Jesus tries to show us that even accepted and traditional ways of thinking we are good are not enough. ... Continue Reading →
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. (Matthew 4:23 American Standard Bible) So familiar are we to the story of Jesus that perhaps we rarely stop to think what was... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 