What Jesus knew – He told His disciples at various times of His coming death and resurrection: (NASB) Luke 18:31-33 “Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.32 ‘For […]
Throughout the ministry of Jesus, we are told that His hour had not yet come to reveal Himself as Messiah; His hour had not yet come to be glorified. Then… the hour arrived… and some Greeks, who were worshiping at the feast of Passover in Jerusalem, came wanting to see Jesus; they asked around, […]
Christendom celebrated the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem yesterday. Prophecy(NASB) Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your king is coming to you;He is just and endowed with salvation,Humble, and mounted on a donkey,Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”Fulfillment(NASB) Luke 19:29-36 “When He […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray… The prayer is based on Romans 10:9-10 Father and God of the Lord Jesus Christ… You gave Your only begotten Son as the perfect and acceptable sacrifice needed for […]
How do you sincerely seek God? There are really only several ways…prayer and reading/studying His word, the Holy Bible. Followers of Christ are a good resource also. An Ethiopian eunuch was in a chariot leaving Jerusalem on a desert road to Gaza. Acts 8:27-30 This important man was sincerely seeking God and […]
Abundant life comes at a price. In John 10:10 Jesus tells His disciples that He came to give us a full life, an abundant life. Jesus compared the abundant life He gives – to a thief who comes to steal and destroy. The contrast is stark and, on the surface, looks to be a […]
God’s word says:(NASB) Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” For salvation, for eternal life ~ there is no other person, no other gods, none by which anyone can go […]
Peter was talking to men of Israel who were descendants of the prophets (in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible). These men were sons of the covenant which God made with their forefathers. God promised Abraham (the first Hebrew) “‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” […]
For the followers of Christ Jesus – where is our confidence to be placed? Our confidence should never be in ourselves – we fail too many times.Our confidence should never be in another person, government, or religion – if they haven’t “messed up” they will, they are people!(NASB) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned […]