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”
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Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 15 December 2022. Today’s topic: Mary Believed
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:18 Imagine how you’d feel if you learned you’d become pregnant without sex. From the account in Luke,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 15 December 2022. Today’s topic: Mary Believed”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 22 September 2021 Today’s topic: Significant Messenger
While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.” As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,”Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 22 September 2021 Today’s topic: Significant Messenger”
Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 4 January 2021 Today’s topic: About Obadiah
The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign Lord says about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, let us go against her for battle.” Obadiah 1 (NIV). Welcome back to the Old Testament, the Bible that Jesus learned and quoted. Let’s spend some time in itsContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 4 January 2021 Today’s topic: About Obadiah”
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