To become a reality in the world, the Kingdom of God requires many people, who will partner with the Holy Spirit. Jesus knew from the start, that the one Jew, that He had chosen to sow the Gospel, would end up betraying Him, and that Judas’ people would coerce Pilate to crucify Him. Regarding the … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #66 →

Mark gave the followers of Christ a realistic view of Jesus' life and task. Jesus' life was in danger of being shut down from the very beginning. It was not just the loose tongue of the leper that hindered Jesus’ mission, but the Pharisees and Herodians were set on destroying Jesus (Mark 3:6). A larger … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #65 →

The Commandment to cease all labor on the Sabbath was not a commandment to heal, to starve, or even to fast. I lived among people to whom the Sabbath (Sunday) was very important; and therefore, no work, or any kind of pleasure was allowed. I was twelve when I joined some friends at pond for … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #64 →

The Hebrew Fathers had developed a comfort zone guarded by a merit system, known as “The tradition of the fathers.” The tradition of the fathers replaced the Law of Moses. And therefore, they made the Law of Moses fit into their merit system. Fasting was part of the merit gaining approval of God. The comfort … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #63 →

In the prayer for his disciples Jesus said this: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:1). Unfortunately, on earth, the rulers and the powerful become the will of God. In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Herodians, the Roman Caesar and his representatives acted in … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #62 →

In Samuel’s day, the leaders of Israel asked for a king to be like the other nations (I Samuel 8:5). The Herods were the first and the last to fit the Jews into the world. But, the Jews believed that God would fit the world into their tiny shoes (Zechariah 8:20-23). The hope that someday … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #60 →

Jesus’s urgency to explain what “His Mission” was became more pressing. Also, Jesus needed more students (disciples) to partner with Him, and He needed a place large enough to accommodate the crowds. The synagogues and schools became unfriendly and they were too small. Jesus’ deeds and Jesus’ thoughts made Him an overnight sensation. The seashores … Continue reading Patners with the Holy Spirit: Part #61 →

The Apostle Paul gave the reader this introduction. Man is slow in growing up in his perception of the magnitude of God and God’s endless grace and power, that sustains all life by God’s indwelling Force and Spirit: I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #59 →

A broken heart can make a person better or worse. It is up to each one of us how we face our broken heart when we are deceived? Let us learn from Esau, how he dealt with deception. The little space the Genesis historian allotted to Esau makes us want to be like him more … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #58 →

In the prayer for his disciples, Jesus said this: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:1). On earth, unfortunately, the rulers and the powerful become the will of God. In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Herodians, the Roman Caesar and his representatives acted in … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #57 →