Jesus and Food – Picking Grain on the Sabbath. “At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on …
Jesus and Food – Mary’s Anointing at a Meal. “Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus – the man He had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with Him. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce …
Jesus and Food – Healing at a Meal. “One day Jesus went into the house of a prominent Jewish religious leader for a Sabbath meal. Everyone was watching Him to see if He would heal anyone on the Sabbath. Just then, standing right in front of Him was a man suffering with his limbs swollen with …
Jesus and Food – Washing Before Eating. “After Jesus finished saying this, a Jewish religious leader, a Pharisee, one of the “separated ones,” asked him to come for a meal at his home. When everyone had been seated at the table, the Pharisee noticed that Jesus hadn’t performed the cleansing ritual before he began eating. He …
Jesus and Food – Anointed by a Prostitute. “Then Jesus turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You …
Jesus and Food – The Prodigal Son and the Banquet. Please read Luke 15:11-31. “Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to him teach. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and even eats with them.’ So Jesus told them these parables…” (Luke 15:1-2). Jesus …
Jesus and Food – Lunch with a Loser. “And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house!’ So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.” (Luke 19:5-6). (Please read the story …
Jesus and Food – The Forty Day Fast. (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13). Pushed. The Gospel of Mark doesn’t mince words. “The Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness.” (Mark 1:12). The Holy Spirit didn’t passively encourage Jesus to go into the wilderness. The Spirit didn’t lead Jesus by the hand into temptation. The fact is, the Holy Spirit …
Jesus and Food – Obeying the Father. “So the people came streaming from the village to see Him. Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’ But Jesus replied, ‘I have a kind of food you know nothing about.’ ‘Did someone bring Him food while we were gone?’ the disciples asked each other. Then …
Jesus and Food – Come and Dine. “After this, Jesus appeared again to the disciples, this time at the Tiberias Sea, the Sea of Galilee. This is how he did it: Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the brothers Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. Simon Peter announced, “I’m going …
Jesus and Food – Emmaus Bread. “… And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, Jesus expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and Jesus indicated that He would have gone farther. But they constrained Him, saying, ‘Abide with us, for …
Jesus and Food – Be Salty. “You are the salt of the earth.” (Matt. 5:13) What did Jesus mean when He flatly stated that His followers were to be the salt of the earth? In other words, Christians are called to be salt. What was He getting at? Since salt has so many qualities and purposes, it seems the …