Sign #5 – Walking on the Water. “Jesus called out to them, ‘Don’t be afraid! The I AM is here!’” (John 6:20). King? After the miraculous feeding of the 5,000, which may have been twice that number because only men were counted for groups, the people were so impressed by the miracle that they wanted to take …
Sign #4 – The Feeding of the 5,000. “There is a young person here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many? And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples gave to all those sitting down, …
Sign #3 – the Healing of the Lame Man at the Pool of Bethesda. “Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel …
Hear and Do: Ezekiel. “As for you, son of man, your people meet on street corners and in front of their houses, and they say to each other, ‘Come on, let’s go hear the prophet tell us what the Lord is saying. Let’s go hear the latest message from God.’ So my people come to …
Hear and Do: Introduction. “Be doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” (James 1:22). St. James’ belief that followers of the Lord should be doers of the Word has its roots in the Torah, as just about everything else in his letter. The New Testament epistle of James was almost certainly written by the …
Low Moments: Moses. The Hebrew Bible is the most realistic book ever written. Christians might call it the Old Testament, but the stories contained within it are anything but old in the sense of outdated, hobbled by age or past their prime. These old stories remain relevant because of their inclination to show everything there was …
Shameless, then Contrite: Zacchaeus. “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 of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10). Zacchaeus …
How the Father Heals Shame. When Jesus instructs His followers to boldly pray “Our Father,” what kind of Father was He thinking of? What image of Father did Jesus want to communicate? If Jesus wanted His description of the Father to match up with His experience of the Father, wouldn’t it help us if Jesus …
The Big IF: Salvation. Sometimes our eyes just skip over small words in Scripture when we are reading in a hurry. In other words, if we’re not careful, if we find ourselves skimming the Bible, we will miss what might be the most important word in our relationship with God. We might be blind to …
The Big IF: Communion. Sometimes our eyes just skip over small words in Scripture when we are reading in a hurry. In other words, if we’re not careful, if we find ourselves skimming the Bible, we will miss what might be the most important word in our relationship with God. We might be blind to a …
The Big IF: Belief and Unbelief. Sometimes our eyes just skip over small words in Scripture when we are reading in a hurry. In other words, if we’re not careful, if we find ourselves skimming the Bible, we will miss what might be the most important word in our relationship with God. We might be blind …
The Big IF: Forgiveness. Sometimes our eyes just skip over small words in Scripture when we are reading in a hurry. In other words, if we’re not careful, if we find ourselves skimming the Bible, we will miss what might be the most important word in our relationship with God. We might be blind to …