As James said, a double-minded person cannot expect to receive anything from God. So, though we struggle to put to death our sinful nature and see Christ formed, we should frequently check ourselves prayerfully to see if we are in-fact double-minded. Do we try to hold on to the net ...
15The news about Jesus spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured.16But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer. Jesus Forgives Sins—Matthew 9:1–8;Mark 2:1–12 17One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and experts...
There is a difference between the Hebrew Matthew and the Greek Matthew in the prayer. In Greek, the line seems to be referring to the future of the kingdom, while the Hebrew Matthew is referring to the present state of God’s kingdom. As Christians, we live in this tension. We are p...
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.I have given them ...
Before explaining my view, I believe as did Martin Luther that the Bible alone should be the sole foundation for Christian teaching. It is quite clear that the early church, following the time period of the Disciples and Paul (the writers of the New Testament books), added to the teachings...
As come to the Lord and take refuge in Him, may he vanquish your anxious thoughts and give you courage and boldness. Sing:O Come let us adore him (x3), Christ the Lord. / For He alone is worthy (x3), Christ the Lord. / We give him all the glory (x3), Christ the Lord. ...
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:7, ESV God showed His love by sending Jesus to become human like us, and He knew need and loss like the rest of us. We...
Jesus Prays Alone - Jesus and his followers went to a place named Gethsemane. He said to them, “Sit here while I pray.” But he told Peter, James, and
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I ...
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”The “him” is Jesus. He alone is worthy of all honor to follow Who will lead us to green pastures and the Kingdom Come. The problem of ...