This is one of the hardest areas of life – when we are hurt/sinned against by someone in God’s family. What is my first response/thought/action? How have I done obeying the “process” Jesus gave us in Matt 18? And how willing am I to forgive the lousy sinners around me? (: Is my forgiveness limited,
Jesus was not obligated to pay the temple tax, but He did… for Himself & Peter. I am so thankful He paid for my ransom & brought me into His tax-free Kingdom! How about you? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Apparently, as followers of Jesus our faith can faulter. Jesus put the inability of the disciples to cast out this demon – on their LITTLE FAITH! How do you define faith? What does it mean to believe in Jesus on a daily basis? How are you doing? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
It is an amazing thing… when I die to self (Matt 16:24), I actually find Jesus’ resurrection life! It seems Paul was talking about this in Listen to Scripture – Phil 3:8-11closePhilippians 3:8-11 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have
As we studied Matt 16:13-20, what questions do you still have unanswered? What is most encouraging to you from this? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
The religious leaders did not SEE the signs. The disciples did not UNDERSTAND the signs. Most of us probably relate more to the disciples & their “little faith.” Do you? How does Jesus’ warning about “leaven” apply today? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
After going through chapter 12 of Proverbs last night, I realized an equivalent passage from the new testament may be Galations 5:16-26. The righteous walk in the SPIRIT; the wicked walk in the FLESH. How would you explain what it means to “walk in the Spirit?” Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
What do you think about the way Jesus handled the situation in Matt 15:22? I’m still blown away by this woman’s FAITH and humility. Would love to hear your thoughts… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
The book of Proverbs is such a treasure of wisdom on living how God wants us to. Last night we studied ch 11 – starting with the premise that you CAN live a righteous life. What do you think? Do you believe that you can? How is this possible?? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
