“It was, under God, that your favor and influence brought me into the ministry. And though I be nothing—yet he who put it into your heart to patronize me, has been pleased not to allow what you then did for his sake to be wholly in vain. He has been pleased, in a course of ...
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob to give you – with great and good cities that you did not build, and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig a...
(Mt 8.1–9.34) MATTHEW IS MORE OR LESS FOLLOWING THE STRUCTURE OF Mark's gospel, but he has his own way of handling the same issues, because he wants you to see other aspects of them. Mark showed Jesus getting baptized and driven out into the desert to be tested, and then, after ...
People all want to argue, “but look at his past” and my Jesus responds by saying, “well okay, but let’s look at yours first.” Surely, no one wants to play that game. And, so I see my Jesus kneeling in the dirt before me as the world continues to throw overwhelming rocks ou...
The 40-day fasting period is similar to the 40-day fasting period Jesus spent in the desert before beginning His ministry, as is stated in St. Matthew 4:1-2. There are controversies surrounding the exact time period in which the actual forty days of Lent began. It is noted, however, ...
In the context of this verse, it is an invitation to the disciples to begin a journey of faith and discovery. This word reflects the openness and accessibility of Jesus' ministry. Historically, rabbis would invite students to follow them, but Jesus' invitation is unique in its personal and ...
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”. Even if you’ve been serving the LORD for forty years, today, did you grow in grace? ……. When a Christian never has anything to contribute to the body ...
Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they said to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered: “You know neither me, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.” New American Bible So they said to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus answered,...
Jesus was righteous, holy and sinless, and the Jewish system of his day, including its leaders, was far from perfect. In spite of this, he performed every part of his ministry entirely within the context of Judaism. He “went around throughout the whole of Galilee, teaching in their ...
to the whole slave system. – They have taught that man may, properly, be a slave; that the relation of master and slave is ordained of God; that to send back an escaped bondman to his master is clearly the duty of all the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ; and this horrible blasp...