“Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.” (Acts 12:11) After reinstating Peter, Jesus predicted the kind of death Peter would die: “Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself andContinueContinue reading “Your Time Has Not Yet Come”
Category Archives: New Testament
Jesus Came to Save Everyone
In Acts 10, Luke tells us it was on the roof of this beautiful ancient house by the sea in Joppa (modern day Jaffa) that Peter had a vision which reached the Gentiles with the saving truth of the Gospel. The story goes like this: About noon the following day as they were on theirContinueContinue reading “Jesus Came to Save Everyone”
I Am Right Now, Resurrection and Life
Jesus said, “Your brother will be raised up.” Martha replied, “I know that he will be raised up in the resurrection at the end of time.” “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live.ContinueContinue reading “I Am Right Now, Resurrection and Life”
Avoid Shortcuts
For the third test, the Devil took him to the peak of a huge mountain. He gestured expansively, pointing out all the earth’s kingdoms, how glorious they all were. Then he said, “They’re yours—lock, stock, and barrel. Just go down on your knees and worship me, and they’re yours.” (Matthew 4:8-9) This might sound shockingContinueContinue reading “Avoid Shortcuts”
Are You Intimidated by the Devil?
Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind]. (1 John 4:4 AMP) We were out on the playground with theContinueContinue reading “Are You Intimidated by the Devil?”
Staying Calm in the Storm
While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:35-36 NIV) Ever noticed how calm Jesus was during times of tragedy? The story ofContinueContinue reading “Staying Calm in the Storm”
Don’t Delay Your Healing
There’s an interesting story in John chapter 5 about a man who was sick for 38 years. When Jesus met him, He asked him if he wanted to get well. But the man began to tell Jesus how many people had been getting ahead of him to get healed. So Jesus simply told him toContinueContinue reading “Don’t Delay Your Healing”
Phony Christians
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miraclesContinueContinue reading “Phony Christians”
It is the Lord!
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (John 21:7 NIV) When the resurrected Jesus appeared again to His disciples, by the Sea of Galilee, He was recognized by the miraculous catch of fish. Just a few years earlier, they had witnessed a similar miracle (Luke 5:1-11), so John couldn’tContinueContinue reading “It is the Lord!”
Do You Speak Christianese?
These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn’t in it. (Matthew 15:8 MSG) Growing up, I had to learn quite a few languages, and they were not all by choice. They were either spoken at home or in the country I lived in. As a born-again Christian, IContinueContinue reading “Do You Speak Christianese?”
Rising with the Son 