“They were continually in the temple praising God,”2 which is great. They “devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”3 They were in fellowship and in prayer amongst themselves, but they weren’t going out....
Matt. 12:48; Mark 3:33; Luke 8:21 – when Jesus asks, “Who are my mother, and sisters and brothers?,” some Protestants argue that Jesus is rebuking Mary in order to denigrate her. To the contrary, when Jesus’ comments are read in light of Luke 8:5-15 and the parable of the...
High Tower. “The LORDismy rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,andmy high tower” (Psalm 18:2, KJV). A high tower has two advantages: it’s hard for enemies to fight against it, and it...
Luke also talked about how he enjoys dancing with his older brothers and making videos with them. “Oh, we’ve been doing TikToks!” said Luke. “My brother Issac made me a TikTok account, so we decided to do that.” Luke’s mother shared about her other boys as well as some of ...
The story of Joseph’s reconciliation with his brothers demonstrates God’s ability to turn sorrow into joy. Scripture References about Sadness: Psalm 34:18“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” John 16:33“I have told you these things, so ...
John the Apostle and his brother St. James the Greater were among the first disciples called by Jesus. In the Gospel According to Mark John is always mentioned after James and was no doubt the younger brother. The brothers asked Jesus to let them sit, one at his right and one at his ...
Finding the one weak link in that original Band of Brothers, then bribing Judas to help them ‘take Jesus down.” Making plans which would find culmination on Golgotha’s brow. In light of this it is no wonder that Annias and Caiaphas were the architects and engineers of the farce of a...
The fool admits, “How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction” (Prov 5:12). Proverbs also states that “whoever hates correction is stupid” (Prov 12:1b) and “he who neglects discipline despises himself” (Prov 15:32a). In contrast, the wise understand that “re...
10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” 11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. ...
1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,3 and all ate the same spiritual food,4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they dr...