Matt 17: 1-13….God speaks as a testimony to Jesus statements!

Introduction: Remember that yesterday’s passage was about ‘making’ His close disciples understand that He was The Messiah and on this truth He would build His church! Today continues on with visual evidence and a voice speaking from Heaven, The Voice of God! 1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, andContinue reading “Matt 17: 1-13….God speaks as a testimony to Jesus statements!”

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 11: 27-36….Jesus the Light of the World!

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”Comment: Many make a big mistake when/if they thinkContinue reading “Luke 11: 27-36….Jesus the Light of the World!”

Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all thingsContinue reading “Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!”

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.”

Luke 2: 21-33….Is there such a word as ‘overmorrow’?

Yes, there is such a word in old English. It has basically been replaced by ‘tomorrow’. I’m not certain if anybody uses it in this way, but I’m using it in the sense of ‘what comes next’! 21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the nameContinue reading “Luke 2: 21-33….Is there such a word as ‘overmorrow’?”

Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie itContinue reading “Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!”

Mark 9: 14-29….By Prayer.

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowdContinue reading “Mark 9: 14-29….By Prayer.”

Mark 6: 45-52….A Ghost Story in the Bible?

Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was aloneContinue reading “Mark 6: 45-52….A Ghost Story in the Bible?”

Mark 5: 35-43….What other proofs does Mark offer?

Comment: Thinking back what has Mark suggested so far as proofs that Jesus is, as he claimed at the beginning, the Son of God? To list a few – John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecies as being the forerunner of the Messiah; Jesus was an amazing teacher, exceptional in fact; Jesus cured both those illContinue reading “Mark 5: 35-43….What other proofs does Mark offer?”