(NASB) Luke 4:40-41 “While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them. 41 Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, ‘You are the Son of God!’  But rebuking them, He […]

A Day of Thanksgiving    Thanksgiving…hmmmm…for what are you thankful? Have you voiced your gratefulness to the living God for Who He is? Have you thanked Him for what He is doing in your life and the lives of your loved ones? The Prayer of the Week may be the prayer you would like to […]

   On a Sabbath in Capernaum, Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon Peter’s house.  He entered a house in which Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever.  Jesus was asked to help her.  As He stood over her He rebuked the fever burning in her body.  (See Luke 4:38-39)   Using my […]

  ‘Help me Lord to understand Your word and to put it into action…in this today.’   The Lord Jesus was in a Capernaum synagogue one Sabbath.  Also present “was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon”. (See Luke 4:33) Fact: demons can reside in people (those who know Jesus as their Savior […]

   Jesus’ words are words with authority…not assumed authority, nor arrogant authority and not with presumptuous authority.   Have you observed people who have assumed authority that is not rightfully theirs?  Perhaps you have seen men and women who are arrogant with the authority which comes with their position of power.  Still others take authority […]

(NASB) Psalm 100:1-5 “SHOUT JOYFULLY to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter His […]

Road rage is filled with hate. Road rage is instantaneous and cares not about what is legal. Road rage reacts to wrongs done against me! Road rage is all about revenge. The people, the good people of Nazareth, experienced that kind of violent anger. Jesus was their target…on a Sabbath in the synagogue…they drove Jesus […]

 Belief in God…acts upon His truth given to you each day.     What does the living God want you to do?  Here is a partial list…to get you started: *To Wait…on God for direction *To Read…His word with an expectancy to ‘hear’ His voice to you through His written words of the Holy Bible *To […]

Waiting on God is to trust Him for every part of your life… Jesus said to His hometown: (NASB) Luke 4:24-26 “And He said, ‘Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 25 ‘But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, […]

  Jesus had just quoted Isaiah and stated that He had fulfilled that Scripture in the hearing of His hometown synagogue. (See Luke 4:17-21)   The people doubted Jesus’ words.  How can we know this?  Because: (NASB) Luke 4:23-24 “And He said to them, ‘No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself!  […]