J. Mack StilesStiles, J. Mack. Speaking of Jesus: How to Tell Your Friends the Best News They Will Ever Hear. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1995.
Add this page to your favorites If you have your Bible available, I would ask you to open it to the passage (Mark 5:1-20) which tells us of the marvelous healing of the Gadarene--see/hear the bible pronunciation above--demoniac - when Jesus cast a thousand demons out of one man. ...
to put it in New Testament terms, you have surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. That’s what it means to be saved. To ask God to save you is not only to ask God to forgive you for all the naughty things you’ve done. That’s not it at all!
Making up our mind about Christ certainly includes evidence about whether we can trust Christ; Jesus is a historical figure and Christianity makes historic claims. But what moves us to “decide” goes much deeper than simply following the evidence. There’s something at the gut ...
And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said...
. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do You say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing Him....
Thomas points out that when Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the Temple, they find him listening:“sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46). So before we try to set other people straight, we need first to cultivate an openness to listening to ...
In the How to Study the Bible podcast, Nicole Unice brings life back to reading the Bible through her Alive Method of Bible study.
We should pray in Jesus’ name and according to His will. All of these things are taught in the Bible. Keep these things in mind while praying, but don’t complicate prayer. Talk with God as if you are having a conversation with a friend. Yes, He is King of creation, but He is ...
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ...