(NASB) Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread, 12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 ‘And do not lead us […]

   ‘No problem’ is a catch phrase used in our world today.  Don’t cha love it?  No problem!   Jesus had no problem with His disciples requesting Him to teach them to pray as John the Baptist had taught his followers to pray.   Jesus had no jealousy or criticism of such a request from […]

    “Lord, Teach Me to Pray” Have you ever asked the Lord to do that for you?  The followers of Jesus, twelve men He had chosen to be His disciples, requested Him to do just that. (NASB) Luke 11:1 “‘Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.’” What request should come […]

   What did Jesus’ followers (twelve men of varied backgrounds) do when Jesus was praying? They kept quiet and waited respectfully until He was finished praying. (NASB) Luke 11:1 “…while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished…” How often do you interrupt another or override them as they are talking?  What […]

   To whom do you pray?  Is it the living God?  Or do you put a person in the place of God?   In whose name do you pray? It is Jesus Who has secured His followers with salvation…no one else has done that!  (NASB) Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else; […]

  Jesus was praying “in a certain place” and His twelve disciples respectfully kept quiet and waited for Him to finish.   Where do you go to pray? Some people may wait until they are in a church setting, others wherever they are.  According to (NASB) Luke 11:1, “Jesus was praying in a certain place.” […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 118:19-21 Lord God of the Bible, please open for me the gates of being righteous before You. Through faith in Jesus I will enter into Your presence and give You thanks! You have provided the gate through which anyone may enter and stand before You. And […]

   The following scenario is a possibility: Martha was determined to be an excellent hostess.  She was distracted to the point of putting the emphasis on the meal preparation.  Worry!  Botheration!  Vexation!  And who was she vexed with?  Her sister!  Where was she?  Oh yes, sitting in the other room and listening to Jesus.  Well!  […]

   Martha was a hostess with ‘the mostest’!  She welcomed Jesus into her home.  And Martha had a sister, Mary.  “Watch” what happens when Jesus is welcomed in this home. (NASB) Luke 10:38-40 “Now as they were traveling along, He (Jesus) entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39 […]

   Followers of Messiah Jesus have the assurance that God’s words of prophecy will be fulfilled.  How can there be such assurance?  Because the prophecies in the Old Testament of Messiah’s first coming were all fulfilled…not just one or two, but all of them.   Psalm 2 is a prophecy of the coming of Messiah […]