All four gospel narratives in the New Testament collectively tell the story of Jesus, co-presenting the identity of the earthly Jesus with the divine and exalted Jesus. The following is a summary of the identity of Jesus presented in each of the gospels. Matthew Addressed to a predominantly Jewish audience, Read more…
Suffering is real. Suffering is painful. Suffering comes to us when we don’t expect it. We don’t deserve suffering. We usually don’t suffer because of any action we have taken or it could be an unplanned or unintended consequence of an action we are involved in. It comes to us. Read more…
What has been your experience of communion and what does it mean to you? Recently, I had the privilege to lead our church in communion. I share my thoughts from that occasion here with you for your contemplation. Communion is a personal invitation to you, from Jesus himself. He says Read more…
Can you say that you have everything you need…emotionally, physically and spiritually…tangible and intangible…and that you lack nothing? When you put your faith in God, through Jesus Christ, God provides for you so you lack nothing. Psalm 23, a well known Psalm of King David, describes what it is like Read more…
Wasn’t Jesus just another person born into the world? If you don’t understand who Jesus was, who was born 2000 years ago, you will miss a significant, life-changing and life-saving opportunity. God entered the world in the form of a human when Jesus was born. God consists of three entities Read more…
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean Read more…
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Words of Jesus Christ, God, recorded in the Bible in John 14:27. Jesus offers you deep abiding peace, Read more…
Do you know that you are under the influence and power of an evil spirit, Satan, the devil, unless you have put your faith in God through Jesus Christ? There is a massive spiritual battle going on that we can’t see, but we experience the effects of. A battle for Read more…
The Bible teaches about God as a Judge, and the judgement of God. …You have come to God, the Judge of all… (Hebrews 12:23) The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. (Psalm 9:7-8) God Read more…
We saw in the posts about the Existence of God, and the Significance of Jesus, that Jesus is God who took the form of a human when He came to earth. The Bible records how Jesus life on earth, while normal in many ways – he was born into a Read more…