When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”…
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations- these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals, whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit- immortal horrors or everlasting splendours…our charity must be a…
“…the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations (all peoples) will hear it; and then the end will come”- Matthew 24:14 “Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear”– Matthew 24:35 Two things are shown to be eternal and permanent: Gods Kingdom and…
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, tell this…
“One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing.Meanwhile, Saul and his 600 men were camped on the outskirts of Gibeah, around the pomegranate tree at Migron. Among Saul’s men was Ahijah the…
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. ” (v.17) The wisdom of God is contrary to the wisdom of the world. Human minds cannot comprehend the wisdom of God apart from a…
photo credit: Wikipedia “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps but the other five were wise enough to take along extra…
This sermon was spoken when my wife and I were leading a small church plant in Brandon MB. Presented March 24th 2012On the subject of obedience. “Obey what I tell you. Do exactly what I command you. Your obedience will close the deal. You’ll be mine and I’ll be yours. This will provide the conditions…
“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.”- 1 John 3:16 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8 I honestly…