Jesus has been turning to prayer for support from the beginning. His disciples finally realize the power of prayer. “Teach us to pray” they say. Prayer is a POWERFUL tool. It is how we speak to God. How we share our lives with Him. It doesn’t have to be some ritualized formula. In fact, Jesus […]
Several times in scripture, Jesus gives personal teachings to His disciples. Today, we see that those lessons also included women. We don’t know how long the relationship with Lazarus and his sisters lasted. They may have been early followers of Jesus. What we do know is that Jesus visited their home when he was in […]
Jesus sent out the chosen twelve disciples into the cities to spread His word. Now He sends out 72 more. God’s message is spreading! Because we don’t have a single gospel that gives us a definite timeline of all that Jesus did, it is assumed that this is a separate event from Jesus sending out […]
There are those who approach Jesus and ask to join Him and His disciples. And others Jesus calls. Not all who say they will follow, do. As I was writing that introduction to our story, I realized how true that statement is; for today as well as the days Jesus spoke them. SO MANY people […]
Jesus addresses forgiveness from two different angles. First, is the unrepentant brother, and the other is the gracious forgiver. Not everyone you encounter will actually repent of their ‘sins’ against you that they have committed. Some will dig in so deep that nothing can convince them to apologize or change their ways. For those, Jesus […]
