Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. John 3:6 (NIV) We were all born in the flesh. We are living breathing human beings. Right from the start we begin to learn how to act and make good decisions. We use our experience and what we are taught to keep improving... Continue Reading →
Of Water AND Spirit
Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.’ John 3:5 (NIV) Jesus is confiding secrets of great importance to an individual who has made an effort to get alone with Him and approach Him with his doubts. Jesus steers... Continue Reading →
A Man Who….
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. Luke23:50-51 (NIV) What description do people use to describe us with? If... Continue Reading →
Dead or Asleep?
And he went in and said to them “Why are you raising a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” Mark 5:39 (Byington) There may be some who claim to be experts on the state of the dead. However, since they have not stepped across that frontier and explored that wonderland and... Continue Reading →
As Much As
With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. Mark 4:33-34 (NIV) “As much as they could understand, as they were able to….”, and according... Continue Reading →
The How of the Seed
So he went on to say; “In this way the kingdom of God is just as when a man casts the seed upon the ground, and he sleeps at night and rises up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows tall, just how he does not know.” Mark 4:26-27 (Reference Bible) Jesus is back... Continue Reading →
The Sower
Harken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: Mark 4:3 (KJV) The parable of the sower and his seed is repeated often and remembered well within the flock of God´s sheep here on earth. We hear sermons regularly, read it in our studies and refer to it many times. The disciples of Jesus were... Continue Reading →
