Luke introduces the genealogy of Jesus because the messiah was to come from the lineage of David and the savior of the world had to come from the lineage of Adam. Jesus is fully man, but by virgin birth, in…
Tag: January
He Proclaimed Good News to the People
Jesus is brought to the temple by Mary and Joseph to be presented to the Lord. He was her first born son and they were doing what was commanded. When they arrived, they found Simeon and then came Anna, two…
The Lord Has Visited to Help
The angel Gabriel had come to announce the work the Lord would do. It came first as an answer to the personal prayer of Zechariah and Elizabeth and then as a promise to Mary in Luke 1:35 “The Holy Spirit…
Your Prayer Has Been Heard
We begin the new year with the gospel of Luke which presents in Luke 1:1 “events that have been fulfilled among us”. As we begin to read, we find the first account is of God answering the personal prayer of…
They Met Together For A Whole Year
The persecution in Jerusalem that scattered the church sent disciples off to many new places. In Acts 11:19-20 they were “proclaiming the message” in Antioch, first only to the Jews, and then some began to speak to others. And people…
Your Prayer Has Been Heard
Peter was already a leader in the Church and walked in faith and power with healing miracles happening as he went. But God had a special mission for Peter. One that required preparation because, even Peter, needed to learn something…
Behold, Here I Am, Lord!
Persecution of the church began in Jerusalem with the stoning of Stephen. Now, Saul was on his way to Damascus to round up any escaping believers so he could bring them back to Jerusalem in bonds. And then, Jesus appears…
Heaven Is My Throne!
God is not dependent on us for anything. We are only in the conversation at all because He chose to include us. All of our conversation about how much we have given or how long we have served or any…
The Word of God Kept Spreading
We don’t know the exact numbers involved but there were three thousand added one day, five thousand added another day, the Lord adding daily and here it says “the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large…
Proclaim to the People All the Words of This Life
What is the worst thing someone might accuse you of as a believer? No, I don’t really want to go there, but look at the worst accusation the accusers could throw at the Apostles in Acts 5:28 “You Have Filled…
His Name Has Made This Man Strong
Believers were devoting themselves to the Lord and more were being added every day. Having Favor With All the People Acts 2:42–47 This was an easy time where people were of one mind and joined themselves together devoting themselves to…
We Hear Them Speaking the Great Deeds of God
The power of the Holy Spirit is demonstrated through the apostles. Wait for What Was Promised Acts 1:1–5 LEB At the end of the gospels, we see how hard it was for the disciples to believe, to recognize Jesus after…
You Follow Me
Jesus gives final instruction to his disciples. We Have Seen the Lord John 20:24–29 LEB The disciples are struggling to believe what they are seeing. John 20:29 (LEB) Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed?…
Have Faith in God
Jesus gathers his scattered sheep, his disciples, and commissions them. The Eleven Disciples Went into Galilee Matthew 28:16–20 LEB We find here, the commission Jesus gave at the end of the gospels. And, we might think that the disciples were…