Acts 1 6 So when they met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on… [Read more…]
May 1, 2012
“Forgive us our sins.” – Luke 11:4 I love the Lord’s Prayer, except this verse. I hate that part, and so generally avoid it. But not today. Because there must be some reason why Christ calls us to confess in prayer, even if I don’t like it. So here are some of the sins that… [Read more…]
April 23, 2012
Acts 1 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he… [Read more…]
April 16, 2012
John 21:17-23 17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed… [Read more…]
April 9, 2012
Luke 24 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He… [Read more…]
April 2, 2012
Mark 11:1-11 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it… [Read more…]
March 26, 2012
Just a quick recap of what we’ve been seeing over the past few weeks: there is far more to the story of Mary and Martha than we typically understand. First, working for Christ is not always a good thing, especially if our work destroys our ability to listen to Him, or transforms us into people… [Read more…]
March 19, 2012
I apologize for the dearth of posts recently!! No excuses, I will try to get some more posts up this week and next. This is our last look at Luke 10, and the story of Mary and Martha: 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman… [Read more…]
March 12, 2012
Sorry that I’ve been a little AWOL – it’s been like a hospital ward at my house. I’ve been administering medicine and wiping noses all week. We’ll be looking at the account of Mary and Martha two more times, this time focusing on Mary, and what she was actually doing in all of this: 38 As… [Read more…]
May 17, 2012
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