"The Lord Is My Shepherd,"Jesus carrying a sheep over his shoulders, walking in sandles with a happy expression on the ridge of a hill(Luke 15:3-7). "Our Refuge and Strength"(1998). Jesus walking on the water, reaching out to grab the wrist of sinking St. Peter ...
On the way, they took hold of a man called Simon. This man was from the town of Cyrene. He was coming in from outside the city. The soldiers took the cross that Jesus was carrying on his shoulders. They made Simon carry it instead as he walked behind Jesus. 27 A very large crowd...
When you put together the reference to crucifixion with being girded or tied by another, you realize that this prophecy probably refers to the common Roman practice of tying the cross-piece onto the condemned's man's shoulders prior to the crucifixion, and then, carrying the cross-piece, led...
The fact that Satan was, in this case, God’s agent of destruction has led some to believe that Satan was carrying out his own plan. Not so. This was altogether the determination of God, who is neither advised nor coerced in His decisions concerning His children any more than He was ...
that ground. Start by reading God’s word, which has the answers for everything in life. Pray…or just sit quietly alone with God; He already knows what you need. Let joy start creeping back into every moment of your day, it too will help lighten whatever it is you are carrying. ...
The church is about the people I rub shoulders with on a weekly basis. These folks in Flint Michigan love Jesus and it shows. They are missional. They are intergenerational. They are generous. The church board is great. So are the pastors. I’m super biased, but I’m convinced my ...
What is it You are carrying upon Your shoulders? It is the cross of shame which You have carried on my behalf. What is this, my Redeemer? What has caused You to consent to this? Could the Great One be disgraced? Could the glorified One be humiliated? Could the exalted One be humbled...
with plans to paste them onto something akin to what Moses was carrying, coming down from the mountain. If your mother had mentioned flattening the curve, it would have had a completely different meaning than today … and zoom had to do with a very expensive attachment to the family camera...
It wasn’t what they were wearing or how they were carrying themselves or what was in their bank account. It wasn’t their job positions or educations. It was this one thing that set them apart: they had been with JESUS. When is the last time I have BEEN WITH Jesus? Presence. When...
lest any should swim away and escape. But the centurion,wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought...