Jesus’ blessing for us at the beginning of his incarnation and at the end of his earthly ministry was peace! Just a few weeks ago we read this promise from Jesus… Giving peace to his disciples and all of us, He said, John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace …
Quick review over 700 years before the birth of Christ, the Holy Spirit spoke to Isaiah to bring hope to the nation that a powerful King would be born who would change the world as no leader before him could ever have done This King would be both human and …
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given;
A child is born – Jesus was fully human, he was born a child, human in every way so he might be able to be tempted in every way so he might fully understand us in our human frailty this is reflective of a verse from two chapters earlier
I believe there is something new the Lord is stirring in our nation and our world. I believe God is stirring a divine call on the church. I believe the Lord is talking to us right now that it is time for us to move.
In Genesis 1:1 it says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Did you ever really think about that verse? The Holy Spirit is telling us through Moses that there was nothing, absolutely nothing, no space, no time, no angels, nothing. Just the Father, Son, and the …
John had wrapped up the purpose of his Gospel, revealing to the world, Jesus as God. He felt he needed to include another powerful story about forgiveness and redemption as that was Jesus’ plan all along as well! John 21:1-3 Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea …
John 20: 1,2 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have …
We first need to understand God is always speaking and the best way for us to discern the truth is by being in the Word and having a very active prayer life. These are the building blocks of a relationship with the Lord and as Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they will follow me!” John 10:27
This story is a story of love from the one who loves you the most! His victory is coming. We will talk about that next week. I hope you can see how he can understand all that you go through. He understands rejection, betrayal, fear, anxiety, and pain physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He loves you so much that he walked through all of that so he could identify with you in every way.
As we continue on with John 18 and the judgment against Jesus, think about what you would do, how you would feel betrayed, mocked, lied about, false accusations made, being envied and those who should honor you being jealous of you. Yet, knowing all along it is what must be …
