When Jesus taught His disciples about the principles of giving, praying and fasting in Matt. 6, He cautioned them not to just go through the motions for the praise of men. Three times there He told them not to be like the hypocrites who looked good on the outside, but their hearts ...
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths;...
PENTECOST SUNDAY is the day which commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first disciples of Jesus. It recalls the founding of the Christian Church . To most of us, however, this day is a matter of in difference. We do .not look forward to it . with the anticipation which c...
One of the disciples—it wasAndrew, brother to Simon Peter—said, “There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this.” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” There was a nice carpet of green grass in ...
Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel. He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. Apostle The missionary who first plants the Christian faith ...
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast him out?” So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will...
While I've switched denominations many times - from Presbyterian (PCUSA) to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to Lutheran (ELCA) to Presbyterian (PCUSA) to United Church of Christ to Presbyterian (PCUSA) to United Church of Christ - I've never left this religious tradition. Stating ...
initially said the 911 call came from a second grader, but then corrected that Tuesday to say it was a teacher who called.) The shooting was confined to a classroom where study hall with students from several different grades was being held, police said.What do we know about the suspected...
This means the command is issued to all who would call themselves a disciple of Christ. Everyone who calls themselves a follower of Christ is called to walk in love. How are We to Love One Another? When Jesus told his disciples to love one another he said to do it as I have loved ...
(Yes, I’m aware that some scholars believe them to be written by one or more of Paul’s disciples, but I’m convinced that they are from Paul’s own hand.) Rather, we’ll start with 1 Corinthians, the oldest extant reference to the gathering of Christians as a body. The ruins of...