Is the man to blame for ruining Jesus' ministry in that village? Yes. Is everything lost because of his negligence? No. The Bible tells us that though Jesus stayed out of the village, people still came looking for him. God …
It is important to minimize references to school or teachers that expose the possibility that since we left school we have not read further or learned anything else. "My professor told me" "When I attended this college or that one." …
If Jesus had stayed and enjoyed the success of the previous day, He would have become a village hero, yet He was destined to be a national hero then a global hero. There are many village heroes who would have …
Under normal circumstances, we expect that Jesus should have made a statement to condemn the imprisonment of His innocent cousin and partner in ministry. Jesus did not. Jesus should have gone to comfort the family or send some emissaries to …
While in the wilderness it seemed that Jesus was alone with the wild animals. At times during temptation, it seems everyone has abandoned us. While it is true that Jesus was alone without any human support, He was not alone. …
Secondly, Matthew shows that Jesus came at the right time. Matthew shows that between Abraham the father of faith and King David there are fourteen generations. Then between David and the Babylonian exile, there are fourteen generations. Between the end …
Many things boggle our minds. These are women in our religious standards we wouldn't think deserve anything. Foreigners! Widows! Prostitute! We wouldn't allow them to even sing in the choir. We would totally deny them religious joy, believing we are …
The Bible is full of evidence that God is great even beyond the borders of Israel. God went to Egypt a foreign powerful land and saved His people. God went to the Philistine territory through Samson and crushed them. When …
God tells us that He was just a little angry. It was in that moment of little anger that He allowed His people to go into captivity for seventy years. Sometimes when God is a little angry with us we …