Early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went to the tomb where Joseph had entombed Jesus' body the Friday before. They brought spices used for anointing the dead (Mark 16:1-2). Their greatest concern seemed to be finding someone to roll the stone away ...
The Scripture verses I will list in this article are the bridge, the key, and the secret to being able to find and make direct contact with the Lord in this lifetime. As result of having the Holy Spirit now residing on the inside of us, we now have a direct link and a direct conn...
Did the Seventh Day of the Week Continue to be the Sabbath in the Early Church? HAVING shown in previous articles the origin of the Sabbath at creation, and having examined every scripture in the New Testament in which the first day of the week is mentioned, and seen that there is no h...
things, otherwise just pretending it’s ok is not true to the situation or myself. Then I will carry on with the things that lay before me and find the sparkles of joy and pearls hiding in the muck of errands and housework, because they are there. So here’s to letting go in 2024...
As you will see in the way that I will present the appropriate Scripture verses on this subject to you, we are dealing with an incredible, profound reality – in that God Almighty Himself, a Being with perfect knowledge on all things – is willing to communicate and transmit His knowledge ...
lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him." 7 Then the one inside answers, "Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you any...
One scene early in Acts points to the benefit of organized religion – effective ministry. InActs 6 , a dispute developed between the Palestinian Jews and the Greek-speaking Jews concerning the daily distribution of food for the widows. The dispute was settled by organizing a group of people ...
Elizabeth Gilbert, in her book,Eat, Pray, Love, writes about her very first experience of prayer. She was in a time of great crisis, crying on the floor of her bathroom in the dark hours of the early morning. She found herself praying, “I am in desperate need of help. I don’t...
I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me. English Revised VersionI love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me.GOD'S WORD® TranslationI love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me....
Sermon on the Mount E32 – In his fourth teaching on relationships and conflict in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus encourages his listeners to ask God for what they need. Because the three previous teachings don't directly tell us how to respond in specific situations, Jesus emphasizes that ...