1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of JudasContinue reading “John 13: 1-14….Something which the other 3 gospels writers don’t mention!”
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Matt 20: 17-19 & 29-34….The Cross Looms Large! And miracles thrown in as a Plus!
17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver himContinue reading “Matt 20: 17-19 & 29-34….The Cross Looms Large! And miracles thrown in as a Plus!”
Matt 16: 13-20….Who does Jesus claim to be?
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”Continue reading “Matt 16: 13-20….Who does Jesus claim to be?”
Luke 12: 1-12….More martyrs every day!
1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ThereforeContinue reading “Luke 12: 1-12….More martyrs every day!”
Psalm 61: 1-8….How realistic is this?
1 Hear my cry, O God,listen to my prayer;2 from the end of the earth I call to youwhen my heart is faint.Lead me to the rockthat is higher than I,3 for you have been my refuge,a strong tower against the enemy.4 Let me dwell in your tent forever!Let me take refuge under the shelterContinue reading “Psalm 61: 1-8….How realistic is this?”
Colossians 4: 7-18….Signing off.
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him Onesimus, our faithful andContinue reading “Colossians 4: 7-18….Signing off.”
Colossians 2: 6-15….A packed tight paragraph!
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. – Comment: The ‘therefores’ of scripture follow after very important stuff and are dependent on that as context. The context has been the supremacyContinue reading “Colossians 2: 6-15….A packed tight paragraph!”
Colossians 1: 24-2: 5….Should I grow up?
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make theContinue reading “Colossians 1: 24-2: 5….Should I grow up?”
Colossians 1:23b-29….What is a Minister?
Don’t shift from……the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of hisContinue reading “Colossians 1:23b-29….What is a Minister?”
Mat 2: 8-12; Mark 1: 9-11; Luke 2: 25-32…. Epiphany.
Epiphany – is the name given to a Christian Holy Day celebrated in the Western Church today (or sometimes on the first Sunday after the New Year – no doubt for convenience) or in Orthodox churches on the 19th of January, somedays after their Christmas. It has three possible Biblical settings but they all haveContinue reading “Mat 2: 8-12; Mark 1: 9-11; Luke 2: 25-32…. Epiphany.”
As I read it! 