THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 2 – THE SETTING

LUKE 22.7-12: Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. (8) So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” (9) They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” (10) He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 1 – INTRODUCTION

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN – ALL OF CHAPTERS 13 THROUGH 17 The Gospel of John, written by John the Apostle, brother of James, a son of Zebedee, communicates the life of Jesus from a different vantage point than the three synoptic gospels. John was one of the three apparent leaders among the other disciples and there are moments in his …

COURAGE, PART 2B – FACING GOLIATH

1 SAMUEL 17.4-5: And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. (5) He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. (ESV) This …

COURAGE, PART 2A – DAVID, THE SHEPHERD

1 SAMUEL 17.37: And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” (ESV) In the 16th chapter of First Samuel, Samuel the prophet went to the home of Jesse and anointed David, his son, to be the next king …

COURAGE, PART 1 – PETER WALKS ON THE WATER

Matthew 14.28-33: And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” (29) He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. (30) But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” …

THE WONDER OF JESUS, PART 7 – UNAPPROACHABLE LIGHT

ACTS 26.13-15: “At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. (14) And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard …

THE WONDER OF JESUS, PART 6 – PEACE WITH GOD

ROMANS 5.1: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) A survey of the historical accounts written in the Bible, together with biographical insights of leading Bible personalities, and combined with God’s thinking recorded by the Old Testament prophets regarding the corrupt nature of the pagan religions, shows that …

THE WONDER OF JESUS, PART 5 – RIGHTEOUSNESS

LUKE 18.18-22: And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (19) And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. (20) You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and …

THE WONDER OF JESUS, PART 4 – “COME TO ME”

MATTHEW 11.28-29: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (29) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (ESV) Whenever the difficult and distressing times of life come, it is easy to be enticed …

THE WONDER OF JESUS, PART 3 – HE UPHOLDS THE UNIVERSE

HEBREWS 1.3-4: He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (4) having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited …