Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Matthew 4:21-22 In four, short verses, Matthew describes how Jesus went from anContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 23 February 2023. Today’s topic: He Chose Them and Us”
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Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 1 February 2023. Today’s topic: But Wait! There’s More!
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. Matthew 3:13-15 JesusContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 1 February 2023. Today’s topic: But Wait! There’s More!”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 31 January 2023. Today’s topic: Stuck
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Matthew 3:13-14 I love this about John the Baptist. He’s like you and me. Me, I’m stuck on myself. Sometimes, I just can’tContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 31 January 2023. Today’s topic: Stuck”
Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 30 January 2023. Today’s topic: He Chose To
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. Matthew 3:13 This is one of the most understated, profound sentences ever written. Jesus. The Son of God. One of the Trinity. Immanuel, which means “God with us.” Fully man and fully God. He was a human being while willingly putting asideContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 30 January 2023. Today’s topic: He Chose To”
Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 3 February 2022. Today’s topic: Remember the Poor
James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along. Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 3 February 2022. Today’s topic: Remember the Poor”
Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 2 February 2022. Today’s topic: Tense Beginnings
James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. Galatians 2:9 (NIV). At the start, this meeting must have been tense. After all, Paul’s reputation had preceded him. He had beenContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 2 February 2022. Today’s topic: Tense Beginnings”
Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 26 January 2022. Today’s topic: No Matter What It Takes
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. Galatians 2:3 (NIV). What? Where does this statement come from? One second Paul was talking about going to Jerusalem to meet with church leaders (after not meeting with them for over fourteen years), and in the next he’sContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 26 January 2022. Today’s topic: No Matter What It Takes”
Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 January 2022. Today’s topic: Paul, the Jesus Freak
I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-12 (NIV). Paul was a Jesus freak. These two verses established his bona fides with the world. At theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 January 2022. Today’s topic: Paul, the Jesus Freak”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 2 November 2021. Today’s topic: Thunderstruck
I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard him speaking, and asContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 2 November 2021. Today’s topic: Thunderstruck”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 1 November 2021. Today’s topic: That Same Jesus?
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs likeContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 1 November 2021. Today’s topic: That Same Jesus?”
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