v.22 ‚ÄúBut even now I know that whatever you ask from God,¬†God will give you.‚Äù This statement by Martha is curious to me. What did she have in mind? The following statements show she wasn‚Äôt expecting him to come back to life right then. I think Jesus shows so much mercy by not deliberately telling […]
A Flock of Limping Sheep
So yesterday a friend and I were talking and he told me about in Ps. 23 it says that God MAKES me lie down in green pastures. He said that the only way to make a sheep lie down was if the shepherd would take his hook, grab a back leg, and BREAK the sheep’s […]
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves – Not
Deut. 32:36 The LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free. He will have compassion on his servants when their strength is gone. gone. not that he‚Äôll help them just before it‚Äôs gone. gone. If Jesus came […]
The One Thing They Really Wanted
Here is a test of some commentary on Joel. We’ll see how this works…
Lazarus of No Rank: Loved by Jesus
John 11.3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‚ÄúLord, he whom you love is ill.‚Äù Something has to be said about Lazarus being loved by Jesus, a friend of Jesus, and NOT one of the disciples. Considering that the 12 are mentioned in several places and arguing about who would be the greatest and […]
Book Review: Holy Roller
Holy Roller has a lot of great stories of drug addicts, prostitutes, and thieves being miraculously healed in South Dallas, Texas. A man describes his calling in chapter 1: “Wherever there is a lot of depravity, sickness, and disease, there is a great harvest. I noticed there were a lot of churches in South Dallas, […]
The Earth and Its Events are Full of God's Glory
John 11.4 ‚ÄúThis illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.‚Äù As always, Jesus sees more to the situation than anyone else. He sees that Lazarus died for the glory of God, just like the storm came up in […]
Jesus Takes us Fully Knowing Him VERY Seriously
John 11.5-611:5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 11:6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. John reminds us that Jesus loved them, before he drops the big SO bomb on us. Jesus was more concerned that the Father‚Äôs […]
Three Verses that Revealed my Contradictions
So the question yesterday that a guy at Sunday School asked was about Matthew 5.27-30, where Jesus talks about ripping out eyes and chopping off hands if they lead you to sin. He asked if we should take that seriously or not. I love the way he asked that question, because you can only answer […]
It's Hard to Learn that Mercy Wins Over Judgment
John 10.37-38 ESV “If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.‚Äù Jesus can see that […]
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