6. Live Leading Others to Jesus “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” (Romans 10:14) Jesus tells the story of a rich man who...
20 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have...
we can also know that even in the midst of trouble or uncertainty, we’re never alone. And we can haveunshakable hopefor the future because Jesus is in heaven, preparing a place for us. We don’t have to worry or fear. Jesus is with us, to the very end. ...
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent with an emphasis on repenting from our sins. In the days leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, we repent of the sins that Jesus died to wipe away. “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may...
A common thread that I could sense in all the answers was a desire to please the Father. As followers of Jesus who have a passion for helping others with money, it seems we all have a desire to please God with our money and to trulybe good stewardsof what we have been entrusted with...
Jesus was saying that no matter how little faith we have, we need to turn it into response, or else it will decay. I don’t think that we should read Jesus’ words as threat of punishment, but as a stiff dose of reality. The simple truth is that if we have enough faith to follow...
35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud...
Hope comes, not as a blanket promise, but under a condition. We must come to Jesus and find salvation through him. The Jeremiah passage also offers conditions for the hope people seek: Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me an...
If I desire to submit to Christ in all things, then should I leave the yes or no finally to myself, or should I leave it finally to the Church? Here’s a scenario I included in some email correspondence with someone on this very question: ...
A common thread that I could sense in all the answers was a desire to please the Father. As followers of Jesus who have a passion for helping others with money, it seems we all have a desire to please God with our money and to trulybe good stewardsof what we have been entrusted with...