Herod the king had John the Baptist killed…as Jesus was traveling toward Jerusalem some Pharisees warned Jesus that Herod wanted to kill Him also.  Why would they say this?  Were they really warning Jesus or were they trying to intimidate Him, to scare Him with the threat of death by Herod? Jesus never backed off […]

(NASB) Psalm 61:1-4 “HEAR MY cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. […]

(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem” But Jesus’ focus was also on His ultimate destination: heaven.  To get to heaven He would go through suffering, brutal and illegal trials, dying on the altar of the cross, and being buried in the tomb of […]

(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem” But Jesus’ focus was also on His ultimate destination: heaven.  To get to heaven He would go through suffering, brutal and illegal trials, dying on the altar of the cross, and being buried in the tomb of […]

Jesus chose Peter, James and John to go up a mountain to pray.  The three disciples fell asleep on that mountain.  When they woke up they saw Jesus transfigured; His face became different, His clothing became dazzling white as if shot through with the brightness of lightning…Jesus’ glorious majesty was blazingly revealed to these three […]

What does your faith in Jesus reveal about you?  Does your faith in Jesus make you ‘feel good’, give you ‘warm fuzzies’ without making you accountable for your beliefs, your actions and your words? People’s perception of Jesus During Jesus’ ministry He asked His disciples a question, “Who do people say that I am?” (See […]

Before Jesus began His ministry, He had been baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, acknowledged by God the Father – then He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted forty days and forty nights.  Jesus passed those tests by quoting God’s word, overcoming the devil.  Then He made […]

(NIV) Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

The LORD Jesus Christ was, and is, God. Yet, He did not cling to this equality with God as something to grab hold of and clutch to Himself. He emptied Himself by taking the role of a servant with the physical limitations of a man for a period of time. He became fully man, born […]

What is the promise Jesus knew His Father had given before He was conceived in Mary’s womb by the Holy Spirit? What had His Father promised Him before He was on His knees in the Garden of Gethsemane? What promise of His Father did Jesus know before He was nailed to the cross where He […]