Source: https://ift.tt/2K7xjwI Today: [John 1:28-52 Part 2] Jesus Calls the Disciples: In part 2 of John 1 John the Baptist from the banks of the Jordan declares “behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world”. Angels appear and the Holy Spirit like a dove. The disciples of John leave off […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2KOQoVh Today: [John 1:1-27 Part 1] The Logos of God Among Us: The gospel of John is of a character far different than Matthew, Mark or Luke. The first three gospels are assertive concerning who Christ is. They declare Jesus to an unbelieving world. The gospel of John is a presumptive gospel maintaining that […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2IouZUE [Luke 24] He is Not Here. He is Risen! In the closing chapter of the gospel of Luke we find Jesus interacting and announcing Himself to His amazed followers. He imparts to them the opening of their eyes and privileges them to witness His ascension into Heaven. For all the message of the […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2rsKSyK Today: [Luke 23 Part 2] Jesus Pays the Price for You and I. In Part two of Luke 23 we find Jesus addressing his weeping followers along the way to the cross. He says “if they have done these things in a green tree, what shall be done in a dry?” Indeed this […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2rkFrmx Today: [Luke 23 Part 1] Our Sins Take Jesus to Golgotha: In chapter 23 Jesus is beaten and brutalized first at the high priest’s residence, then at Pilate’s judgment hall and also by Herod at the vile king’s own palace. We can only wince at the brutal violence of the mistreatment Jesus suffers, […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2joU3Nb Today: [Luke 22 Part 2] The Master Stands Accused: In the second part of our chapter Jesus groans out the final agonies in Gethsemane while the disciples slumber on. The soldiers arrive and rush Him off to the confrontation with the scribes and elders. The price of heaven’s best is about to be […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2FAlYCI Today: [Luke 21] Jesus Get Nosey at the Treasury: Would you tolerate your minister following the usher down the aisle, examining the amounts of each gift given at offering time? That is exactly what Jesus does in this chapter. He goes on to commend an impoverished widow giving into the very institution that […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2JA3h4j Today: [Luke 20 Part 2] Jesus on the Resurrection: In part 2 of Luke 20 Jesus addresses several controversies of His day among the Pharisees and Sadducees. These elitist groups argued over whether or not there was any resurrection, and if there was what it meant for certain problematic doctrines. Jesus answers these […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2HZ7PnT Today: [Luke 20 Part 1] The Authority with Which Jesus Spoke: In Luke 20 part 1 Jesus is found by the scribes and chief priests speaking with great authority in the temple. He has turned over the tables of the money changers and taken full liberty among the leaders who are conspiring to […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Kgy4UN Today: [Luke 19 Part 2]Jesus Enters Jerusalem: In chapter 19, Part 2 Jesus comes to the outer environs of Jerusalem and instructs His disciples to provide Him with a colt to enter the city on. He is fulfilling prophecy, and the people cry out in jubilation at His entering into the city. What […]
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