Luke 13:10-12, “Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years and was bent over and could not straighten herself up. But Jesus saw her, and He called her to Him…” She is remembered as a crippled,…
John 14:28, “You have heard Me say to you, I am going away and coming back to you. If you loved Me, you would rejoice…” I’ll be the first to admit that I have mixed emotions when I read this. I understand what Jesus meant, but I also understand how the disciples felt. Saying…
Jesus confronted death on four distinct levels. The daughter of Jairus, the son of a widow in Nain, a friend named Lazarus, and then His own death. We are given varied amounts of information on each one. In the case of Jairus, he is named, but his wife and daughter are not. This girl…
Colossians 3:12-13, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” We all know people who test our patience and our nerves.…
Acts 1:8, “You will receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon you, and you will be witnesses.” Let’s follow up with the previous post and talk a little more about being a witness. The most common reason I’ve heard people give over the years for not being witnesses is fear. Without delving into…
Luke 21:12-19, “But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before…
1 Peter 1:3-5, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,…
Psalms 19:1-4, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day, they pour forth speech; night after night, they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words…
Acts 1:26, “And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.” If you’ve ever watched any sporting event, from elementary school all the way up to the pros, you have noticed a lot of people on the sidelines. Some of them get to play…
Luke 24:33-35, “So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon! And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to…