Abraham, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In my mind, I have climbed the mountain. Not in the eyes of the people, but together with my brethren, who have also come to the foot of the mountain. One by one, you call us, not as you called your great servant, but in secret. I … Continue reading Climbing Up
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Jesus Cleanses The Leper
Bida, Alexandre, 1813-1895, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #15, Based on Luke 5:12-16 It was at the Master's word that Peter cast the net and caught many fish (Luke 5:1-11). Now, in this second section in chapter 5, the man with leprosy aproached Jesus, and said, "Lord, if you will, you can make … Continue reading Jesus Cleanses The Leper
Remember to Read Your Bible This Year
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Bible Reading Plan: Week 1 of 2023 Day 1. Genesis 1-3. Job 1 Day 2. Genesis 4-6. Job 2 Day 3. Genesis 7-9. Job 3 Day 4. Genesis 10-12. Job 4 Day 5. Genesis 13-15. Job 5 Day 6. Genesis 15-18. Job 6 When I was in Bible college, there … Continue reading Remember to Read Your Bible This Year
The Wonderful Catch (Luke 5:1-11)
Duccio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #14, Based on Luke 5:1-11 The people were pressing on Jesus because they wanted to hear God's word preached by him (otherwise, they would have gone to the nearest synagogue). It is likely, however, that after hearing aboug the miracles Jesus had peformed (the healings and the … Continue reading The Wonderful Catch (Luke 5:1-11)
The Lord’s Ministry of Exorcisms and Healings (Luke 4:30-44)
James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #13, Based on Luke 4:30-44 The people of Nazareth had driven Jesus out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill to throw him down the cliff, but Jesus was still able to pass through their midst and leave them. How exactly … Continue reading The Lord’s Ministry of Exorcisms and Healings (Luke 4:30-44)
When Jesus Sparked Controversy in a Synagogue
James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #12, Based on Luke 4:16-29 Having defeated Satan and returned from the wilderness, Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and he taught in the synagogues, and he was glorified by all (Luke 4:13-15). In Nazareth, the town where he had been brought … Continue reading When Jesus Sparked Controversy in a Synagogue
The Temptation of Jesus
James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #12, Based on Luke 4:1-15 Prior to this passage in the Gospel of Luke, God anointed Jesus with the Spirit of God: therefore, at the beginning of this passage, Jesus is already filled with the Spirit. Also, prior to this passage, Luke informed us that Jesus … Continue reading The Temptation of Jesus
The Baptism of Jesus
I, Davezelenka, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #11, Based on Luke 3:21-22 In my previous posts, I discussed Luke 3:1-20 and Luke 3:23-38, but I did not discuss Luke 3:21-22. I did this on purpose, because I see a connection between Luke 3:21-22 and chapter 4. The baptism of our Lord … Continue reading The Baptism of Jesus
Words of Encouragement, Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26, ESV)
The Genealogy of Jesus
Why seek ye the living among the dead? St Luke, Chapter XIV, verse 5 (1896). John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #11, Based on Luke 3:23-38 According to Luke, the Lord was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry. Luke then traces the Lord's genealogy through Heli … Continue reading The Genealogy of Jesus