32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The […]
Counting Forgiveness so We Can Lose Count
Luke 17:1 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! Luke 17:2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these […]
Shout and Encourage One Another with VOLUME
Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with a loud […]
Don’t Neglect Meeting Together, Instead Do This
Neglect Meeting Together Or … Heb. 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, Heb. 10:20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, Heb. 10:21 and since we have a great priest over the […]
What is the Great Commission?
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing […]
Sharing in the Increasing Glory of God
Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of […]
God’s Using Every One of Us As We are Able
23 And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian. 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.” So […]
Boasting in Big Numbers or the Big God
[1] Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. [2] The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me […]
Doing God’s Will with a Bold Surrender
[10] Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) [11] So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
[12] So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.
John 18:10–12 ESV