Category Archives: The Jesus
Pray for one another
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. (James 5:16) Prayer is powerful, and we must never forget that. Whether … Continue reading
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Free for all!
Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. (Acts 10: 34-25) The good news is for … Continue reading
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Confounding logic
But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. (Acts 9:22) God really does know best, doesn’t he? Paul would seem, to us, the most unlikely … Continue reading
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Take the money and run
“So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.” (Matthew 28:15) The verse above refers to soldiers taking money to muddle the story of Jesus’ ressurection. … Continue reading
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Generations
Crooked and perverse. “Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mark 13:30) Jesus talks about the second coming here, and some of the events leading up to it. He speaks … Continue reading
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He’ll take care of the rest
Funny — one place the Spirit never showed up for me was in spelling bees. I’m not bitter though. “Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and … Continue reading
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Devouring houses
It’s my blog and I’ll cry if I want to. “…who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” (Luke 20:47) When Jesus talks about the Pharisees devouring widows’ houses, he’s referring … Continue reading
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Practice what you preach
Stop talking about me! “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you — but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.” (Matthew 23:2-3) It’s clear from reading … Continue reading
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Patient vineyard owner
Vineyard/go-kart track. “He still had one other, a beloved son. But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’” (Mark 12:6) One of the things that amazes … Continue reading
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