Come and Dine – The Bread of Life. “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world… I am the bread of …
Come and Dine – Digesting the Word. “You cannot live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” (Deuteronomy 8:3). FOOD: Any nutritious substance that people eat or drink in order to maintain life and enable growth. Any substance that provides nourishment for survival and nutrition for maintenance of …
Come and Dine – Digesting Word and Sacrament. FOOD: Any nutritious substance that people eat or drink in order to maintain life and enable growth. Any substance that provides nourishment for survival and nutrition for maintenance of life. Food is consumed in order to keep oneself alive and healthy. [In this article, the terms soul …
The Finger of God – Producing Fruit. “Serve one another in love. For the whole teaching of Christ is summed up in this one sentence: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is nothing in Scripture that stands against such things.” (Galatians 5:14, …
The Finger of God – Waging War. And Jesus told them, ‘If it is through the Holy Spirit, the finger of God, that I cast out demonic spirits, if it is actually God’s finger that I am pointing at those demons, then the Kingdom of God has swept over you unawares, and the reign of …
The Finger of God – Distributing Gifts. “Remember, it is the same Holy Spirit who distributes, activates, and operates these different gifts as He chooses for each believer… Every believer has received grace gifts, so use them to serve one another as faithful stewards of the many-colored tapestry of God’s grace.” (1 Cor. 12:11; 1 Peter …
The Finger of God – Working Wonders. “And Jesus told them, ‘If it is through the Holy Spirit, the finger of God, that I cast out demonic spirits, if it is actually God’s finger that I am pointing at those demons, then the Kingdom of God has swept over you unawares, and the reign of God …
The Finger of God – Writing the Word (Part 2). God leaves His fingerprints everywhere, because that finger of His is always working. God has a finger? Yes, it is now time to bring the Holy Spirit into the conversation. Scripture and Christian thinking ever since the early church supports the idea that the finger of God …
The Finger of God – Writing the Word (Part 1). God leaves His fingerprints everywhere, because that finger of His is always working. God has a finger? Yes, it is now time to bring the Holy Spirit into the conversation. Scripture and Christian thinking ever since the early church supports the idea that the finger of God …
The Finger of God – The Giving of Life. “For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” (Job 33:4). God leaves His fingerprints everywhere, because that finger of His is always working. God has a finger? Yes, it is now time to bring the Holy Spirit into …
The Finger of God – The Outpouring of Love. “Our hope will not let us down, because He has given us the Holy Spirit who continues to pour out the agape love of God into our hearts, completely filling our lives with God’s agape love.” (Romans 5:5). God leaves His fingerprints everywhere, because that finger …
The Finger of God – Introduction. “And Jesus told them, ‘If it is through the Holy Spirit, the finger of God, that I cast out demonic spirits, if it is actually God’s finger that I am pointing at those demons, then the Kingdom of God has swept over you unawares, and the reign of God has …