(NASB) Micah 5:2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathath, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” Let us praise the Eternal God for His Son, Jesus, Who is […]
Jesus…His name means “…He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) Only the living God of the Bible can save anyone from their sins. Only the living God can forgive anyone of their sins. Only the living God will save you from your sins and forgive you of your sins. Only the living […]
For you to forgive someone of their sins is as far-fetched as you saying ‘Get up and walk’ to a paraplegic. You do not have the authority or power to do either one. But Jesus did, and does. He has the authority and the power to forgive sins. He is the living Lord Jesus […]
Jesus had forgiven a paralyzed man of his sins. The scribes and Pharisees who were present in that crowd-filled house reasoned in the secret places of their minds and they each came to the conclusion that only God can forgive sins…so this man Jesus was a blasphemer. (Luke 5:20-21) (NASB) Luke 5:22 “But Jesus, aware […]
During the ministry of Jesus the following incident occurred: Jesus had seen the faith of a paralyzed man’s friends and then He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.” (See Luke 5:20) (NASB) Luke 5:21 “The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, ‘Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive […]
(NASB) Isaiah 9:6 “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Give Praise, Thanksgiving and Glory to God for His Son, Who was born, lived, […]
True friends will lead you to Jesus. There was a day in which Jesus was teaching in a home…with an ever-present crowd filling the room and possibly spilling out into the yard and even street. Down the street came several men carrying a stretcher with a paralyzed man on it. (See Luke 5:18-20) […]
From where do you get your authority for what you do today? Is your authority through your job and the people who are ‘over’ you? Is your authority through a church organization? Is your authority from a group of people? Is your ultimate authority from God in all of these instances? OR do […]
Listening to Jesus is to be attentive, alert and acting on what you are being taught by Him! (NASB) Luke 5:17 “One day He (Jesus) was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power […]
Today, The Grapevine of Communication, are cell phones, iPads, the internet and all the ways people communicate with these devices. How did people communicate in the time of Jesus? By the grapevine of telling one, then another and another…verbally and personally. (NASB) Luke 5:15 “But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and […]