The Lord Needs It

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"  They replied, "The Lord needs it."  Luke 19:33-34 (NIV) Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem.  He sends some followers into the town ahead of Him with a mission.  He tells them what to do.  He tells them what... Continue Reading →

Want Jesus To….

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord, I want to see," he replied.  Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."  Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.  Luke 18:41-43 (NIV) Here we are with... Continue Reading →

Our Attitude

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:  Luke 18:9 (NIV) Jesus teaches us about how we should be.  He uses examples.  He talks of familiar types of people and situations.  He speaks in parables or in stories.  But is His objective to reach... Continue Reading →

Jesus Talking Pessimistic

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.  He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to... Continue Reading →

Who is Jesus?

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi.  On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”  Mark 8:27 (TNIV) One might think that the question need not be asked any longer.  Jesus got many different answers when asked His disciples who the people said He was.  Today... Continue Reading →

Jesus Feels

“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.” Mark 8:2 (TNIV) Jesus finds Himself once more surrounded by hungry crowds.  He had been teaching them and some had come from long distances.  They flocked to Him.  He was caring for their yearning souls.  These... Continue Reading →

The Children´s Bread

“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”  Mark 7:27 (NIV) The children of the Lord are sitting up at their Heavenly Father´s table each week.  The churches of the world are filled in each service of young... Continue Reading →

Up the Mountain to Pray

After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.  Mark 6:46 (TNIV) Jesus sent off His disciples in a boat and stayed behind to say goodbye to the crowd.  As soon as He was alone, He went up the mountain to find a place to pray.  The Son of God was a remarkable... Continue Reading →

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