Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”Berean Literal BibleAnd Jesus said to him, "No one having laid the hand upon the plow, and looking on the things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God."King James ...
Jesus said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Luke 24: 45 Thought: How is our...
The scene played out in my mind over and over. Shaking and trembling, unable to look either of them in the eye, I would force the words “Mom, Dad, I was raped and I’m pregnant.” Dad’s cheerful grin would disappear. Mom would give me the silent stare that said it was all my...
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;...
The Cost of Being a Disciple 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever...
“Even though we think we’re alive, unless and until we come to God, we’re actually the walking dead, and Jesus called people that when He said, ‘let the dead bury their dead'” (Matthew 8:22). “So let’s connect the dots now. When Mary saw the stone had been removed from...
I said, “Why do you say that?” He explained: “Christian, you are all limited by what you have chosen to hang on to, and what you have chosen to let go. I give you every opportunity to choose right–in each moment; and in the times you choose poorly, I give you EVERY opportun...
The Cost of Being a Disciple 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever...
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ~ John 14 verse 6 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that...
They don’t have a vision for what God wants and they weren’t really willing to get punched in the mouth for it and so they started something they were unwilling to finish. Jesus said that’s a fool’s approach to life. You need to look clearly at what this thing is and when ...