“Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?” But He kept silent and did not answer.” – Mark 14:60-61 Was Jesus intimidated? Clearly not. He would speak up when the question was right. Was Jesus trying to frustrate His […]
Read MoreWhile he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” Mark 5:35-36 “Only believe.” It is what the Greek grammarians call a present imperative. What that means for the rest […]
Read MoreWhile He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” …Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say […]
Read More“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 It is the victory before the victory. The home team is ahead by 3 points with 1 minute left. The quarterback steps behind the center, receives the snap, and takes a knee. The crowd cheers wildly, and the players on the sideline […]
Read More“Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.” – Acts 18:8 What is Baptism? Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water as an act of obedience to Jesus’ command (Matthew 28:19-20). It is a picture of Christ’s burial and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). It is a symbol of the new life that the […]
Read More“You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God—not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” – 2 Corinthians 3:3 I don’t come across a reference to “tablets of stone” without thinking about the flowing white hair and fiery, angry eyes of Charlton Heston […]
Read More“God, you know my foolishness, and my guilty acts are not hidden from You. Do not let those who put their hope in You be disgraced because of me, Lord God of Armies; do not let those who seek You be humiliated because of me, God of Israel. For I have endured insults because of You, and […]
Read More“We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, so that you may have great […]
Read More“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19 Have you ever tried to hold smoke or hug fog? Just because you can see it doesn’t mean it has substance. So also much of what is passed off as “love” in our culture evaporates as soon as you touch it. Not so with […]
Read More“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”Matthew 11:28-29 Some look for it in vacations, movies, or shopping. Others look for […]
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