Jonah is a short book and a little unusual because it is as much about the prophet and his responses to God as it is about the prophet’s message. It begins with Jonah running from God and everyone around him…
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There Are Many Other Things That Jesus Did
Jesus revealed the will of God by the things that he did. He read from the prophecy of Isaiah in Luke 4:18 and fulfilled it as he “went around doing good and healing” in Acts 10:38. Yet none of them…
The King of the Jews
The Jews brought Jesus to Pilate requesting a death sentence. In John 19:16 Pilate said to them, “You take him and crucify him! For I do not find a basis for an accusation against him”. But Pilate knew the Jews…
I Find No Basis for an Accusation
Jesus had been born for this purpose, to give his life for the sin of the world. And, he did willingly lay down his life, but he didn’t take his own life. By not resisting those that cried “Crucify! Crucify!”…
When He The Spirit of Truth Comes
After the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus turns to a more private setting with his disciples and prepares them for what is ahead. God’s plan was not what might have been in their minds. Jesus talks to them about betrayal…
My Peace I Give To You
Jesus is preparing his disciples for the transition ahead. He will no longer be with them on the earth, but by the Holy Spirit, he will continue to be with them. He says this in John 14:15 “If you love…
His Commandment is Eternal Life
Many miracles have been recorded and many that have testified of the power of God to transform their lives through Jesus Christ, yet some still refuse to believe as it says in John 12:38 “Lord, who has believed our message?”.…
One Man Should Die for the People
Jesus has a close relationship with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus and has had a strong impact on their lives. But when Lazarus gets sick, and Jesus delays coming, his sisters mourn his death as they lay him in the tomb.…
I Am the Good Shepherd
As Jesus faces the crowds, there are those that believe and those that refuse his words. Jesus uses an example they would all be familiar with and talks about the response of sheep to their shepherd. He says in John…
So Also We May Live a New Way of Life
We have peace with God. We are known by Him. We can know Him in all of His goodness. Well, that is, those who have “been declared righteous”. But it seems too simple. And it is, “believe” as it says…
The Righteousness of God Through Faith in Jesus Christ
Most people have an idea, a concept of what it means to be good. From the beginning though, God has revealed himself first in the things he has made, and then the Jews were “entrusted with the oracles of God”.…
The Gospel is the Power of God for Salvation
Paul has been diligent with the people of the Corinthian Church, yet there are still some that challenge him for proof that Christ speaks in him. He doesn’t take the bait of defending himself, instead he tells them “test yourselves”.…
Proclaim the Gospel in the Regions That lie Beyond
There is a natural fleshly desire for power that operates in the world and we see it in government, religion, business, but Paul puts the focus on the work we have to do “according to our assignment”. He says “we…
Now is the Day of Salvation
The gospel has been and is being preached in the streets. Many have believed, but there are tactics used by our enemy to distract and divide. Offense is one tactic and it can happen because of something we have done…