Ps 100: 105 Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,to keep your righteous rules.107 I am severely afflicted;give me life, O LORD, according to your word!108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD,and teach me your rules.109 I hold myContinue reading “Psalm 119: 105-112 & 2 Tim 2: 15-17….Does ‘study’/’be diligent’/’do your best’ win the day?”
Category Archives: Disciples
Mark 6 1-13….“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown”
He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done byContinue reading “Mark 6 1-13….“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown””
Mark 3 7-19….The Apostles Called!
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. And he told his disciples to have a boatContinue reading “Mark 3 7-19….The Apostles Called!”
Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!
He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.And as he reclined at tableContinue reading “Mark 2: 13-22….Jesus picks an ‘Odd One’ and causes a ‘Situation’!”
John 15: 21-24….The future told for Peter and John.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”Continue reading “John 15: 21-24….The future told for Peter and John.”
Acts 9:26-31…..Back to meet the church leaders.
And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spokeContinue reading “Acts 9:26-31…..Back to meet the church leaders.”
Acts 1: 18-26….. Matthias chosen.
(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) “For itContinue reading “Acts 1: 18-26….. Matthias chosen.”
Acts 1: 12-17….The team depleted.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and SimonContinue reading “Acts 1: 12-17….The team depleted.”
Mark 14: 51-56…..Having fled, some followed….
And they all left him and fled.And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.Continue reading “Mark 14: 51-56…..Having fled, some followed….”
Mark 14: 32-42……Prayer in the garden.
And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” AndContinue reading “Mark 14: 32-42……Prayer in the garden.”
As I read it! 