January 14, 2016
Webster defines “abortion,” as a medical procedure to abort or remove a fetus from the womb before it is fully developed, prior to birth. The word “abortion” is not in the Bible because it does not support God’s command to…
October 13, 2015
Blessed (makarios) is that servant whom his Lord finds at work when he returns” (Mt. 24:46). Man is in search of self-assertion. He measures his self-worth by the number of men he commands or the responsibility he delegates. It was…
October 2, 2015
How could one be blessed who followed a man who had no place to lay his head, and that no one regarded that any one good could come where he came from? What did Jesus show these men that made…
September 27, 2015
We are not told how thick Simon’s head had swollen, but whatever Peter thought Jesus meant was soon shattered. Jesus did not need a rock to defend him, but one that would lend support to his followers. Thus, when Jesus…
September 23, 2015
There were twelve disciples, but only one was called “blessed” or “makarios.” It was Simon, son of Jonah, who showed the potential of becoming a “makarios.” Simon was renamed, “Peter.” Jesus singled Peter out for leadership. What was there about…
September 17, 2015
Hatred clouded the Pharisees’ minds. They were wrong in assuming that there were no rulers that believed in Jesus. We know that there was at least one young ruler that had gone to Jesus and even called him a “good…
September 11, 2015
A blind man was carrying a lantern. When he was asked for a reason, he replied, “I carry a lantern to keep people who can see from bumping into me.” In our world, we constantly bump into others or they…
September 5, 2015
Jesus himself set the example of being a doer and He expected no less from his followers. “Do not presume that I have come to free you from the Law and the Prophets but to keep you bound to them.…
August 31, 2015
A lady went to the Sultan of Turkey and complained, “I fell asleep robbers came and stole my belongings.” “Why did you fall asleep,” asked the Sultan? “I fell asleep because I believed you were awake,” was the astonishing reply.…
August 25, 2015
This brings us to what actually should identify us with Christ. To paraphrase Jesus, “Believe not in me for who I am but for what I am doing” (Jn. 10:38). Jesus saw Himself in the light of Isaiah 61:12. Luke…