John

Sunday Prayer

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…NASB John 1:1-3“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2He was in the beginning with God.3 All things came into being through […]

Worship Jesus: in awe!

NASB John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word…”  Jesus is the Word!! Follower of Christ, are you in awe of Jesus, your Savior?“Listen” to what John wrote in one of his letters to believers… that’s us! NASB 1 John 1:1 “What was from the beginning, what we have looked at and touched with our […]

Followers of Christ: Reconciled!

You and I are loved by the living God.  Why?  Because He created us and desires a relationship with us.  As believers in Christ, we are reconciled to God.  How? When the followers of Christ received Jesus as our Savior – we are welcomed into God’s family.  We are now “in Christ”.  We are children […]

Think about This!

Mark 4:35-39If Jesus never stilled the raging Sea of Galilee with His word… Jesus would STILL be God!BUT Jesus DID speak, and the wind and waves of the Sea of Galilee were stilled…          Jesus IS God Who is concerned for all who are in the boat with Him.          Jesus is STILL God! a blind man: […]

“O foolish men and slow of heart to believe…”

How foolish when we are slow to believe in Jesus and in God’s words about Jesus.  Instead of believing Jesus, do we “buy in” to what is said by people without God in their lives?  Do we believe the lies which are spewed out of their mouths?  How foolish we are when we drag our […]

The Empty Tomb

The Lord God gave proof, over and over again, that Jesus Christ died, that Jesus Christ was resurrected. The first proof?  An empty tomb. Two men, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, took the body of the crucified Jesus, hastily prepared it for burial and laid the body of Jesus in a tomb.  They hurried because […]

“…Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.”

Passover is a Jewish holy day.  It happens about the time of the celebration of Easter or Resurrection Sunday for Christians. Where did this come from, what does it really mean?When Moses was about to lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt… the LORD God told Moses to institute a special meal… it had to […]

“… going on ahead… ”

Jesus told a parable which warned His disciples, and those within hearing distance, of judging those who did not use their abilities for the glory of God.  Luke 19:12-26Jesus also warned His enemies of His judgment against them.  Luke 19:27 “After He said these things… He was going on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.”  Luke […]

Moving on – – –

Jesus went through Jericho, and visited Zaccheus at his house.  The next verse says:Luke 19:11 NASB “While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.”  (underlining added) Jericho is some distance from […]

Don’t Miss Jesus

In February through April – COVID-19 was the focus of the world.  The whole world was impacted by this virus; physically, economically, socially and our lives were affected.  The after effects of this crisis is being felt in many ways today. A crisis has far reaching ramifications – corrupt and selfish people use a crisis […]