Blessings
Sometimes we place ourselves between God and others as intercessors. We want to represent the love and care of God towards people. Or we want to bring the cause of …
Mephibosheth
There was a slogan thrown about the house of King David. “The Blind and the Lame shall not come into this house.” This is not in reference to the temple …
Who is Writing?
John 8:2-11 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. (3) The scribes and the …
Extravagant Wine
John 2:1-5 Jesus goes to Cana in Galilee, It is halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean sea. Mary and Jesus and his disciples have all been invited …
Jesus is Still Calling Disciples
John the Baptist really sought the increase of Jesus while he himself decreased. He not only called the masses to Behold the Lamb of God, but he pointed his own …
Behold the Lamb
Joh 1:29-34 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (30) This is he …
Jesus and Temptation
Sometimes we are most tempted to sin after experiencing spiritual high points. Elijah’s hardest moment was after the victory of Mt. Carmel. We think, if we can just overcome the …
Jesus is Baptized
Mat 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. (14) John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by …
John Prepares the Way
When Jesus was grown the time came for him to begin his public ministry. In both local Jerusalem politics and internationally with the empire of Rome, this was a time …
The Favor of God
We may be curious about Jesus’ early years and what his life was like growing up, but the inspired Scriptures are largely silent on the issue. Only this account in …