This is the story of Jesus reading from Isaiah 61 proclaiming that he is the Messiah that the prophets talked about. This is another incredibly bold statement from Jesus. He goes on to describe this new age and his upside-down Kingdom that will mean freedom for the poor and oppressed. In...
Isaiah 7:14 When is Advent in 2024? The liturgical calendar of Advent focuses on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Each year, Advent will begin on a Sunday between November 27th and December 3rd. Here are the Advent Sundays for this year, 2024: First Sunday of Advent - December ...
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Isaiah Moore, a senior at Columbia College Chicago, notes that "everyone's activism looks different." Moore has recently been involved with protests against raising tuition at CCC amid the coronavirus pandemic. In high school, Moore was active in causes such as police brutality and mass incarcerat...
No, one of the most important purposes of the Sabbath was to provide a day for believers to worship and focus on God, as individuals and communities (Isaiah 58:13-14). It is not that we are free to ignore God on the other six days; every day belongs to Him. But by designating one...
But what does it actually mean? It's one thing to say, "Blessed are those who..." in the ceremonial, ritualistic, everybody knows it since, but actually we all want to be blessed, right? Actually, the word blessed could be translated from the Greek to the word happy. Jesus is sayin...
8This is why it says:“When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” 9(What does“he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order...
Jesus’ first confrontation came in the Temple. The sacred manuscript written by the prophet Isaiah was handed to Jesus to read. Jesus chose chapter 61, a section about the coming Messiah. Jesus read aloud: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good...
Isaiah 3:17 Or expose their nakednessIsaiah 3:15-17 New International Version 15 What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?”declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty. 16 The Lord says, “The women of Zion are haughty,walking along with outstretched necks, ...
Chapter 2 - This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Zion, the Royal City of God - In days to come, The mountain of the