She went in and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me alone to do all the work? Tell her to help me.” 41 “But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things. 42 Only one thing is important. Mary has chosen the bette...
including how sin and death entered into God’s good creation. Then, the last 39 chapters are devoted to one man, Abraham, and his family, Isaac (son), Jacob (grandson), and Joseph (great-grandson). Almighty God becomes known as the ‘God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob’ (a phrase...
12And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!” Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew) 13Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that...
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man - A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They
Jesus saw the faith of the four friends and the man who agreed to be brought there seeking a miracle. This demonstrates the effect our intercession in faith can have upon others. However, those who are to receive the miracle must have some degree of faith also. Even Jesus could not produc...
Serving Rascals, Clumsy Disciples, and Physically and Mentally Ill Believers with the Unconditional Love of Jesus Christ
athe sound level became even higher, for such a deluge as Johnny had never imagined was descending upon the house. The feeble word “rain” could not begin to describe it. Judging by the sound that was coming through roof and walls, a man in the open would be drowned by the sheer mass...
7) “Spiritual” miracles tended to excite Jesus more than physical ones. The scene with the paralytic lowered through the roof makes this point well. “Which is easier,” Jesus asked, “to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk...
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man - A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They
19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven the...