Matthew 26:15-16 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. The moment Judas set his heart on the price for betraying Jesus, the deed was already done.... Continue Reading →
A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE
Numbers 21:5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” With the Israelites as we read about in scripture, you could find yourself in a... Continue Reading →
WHERE FROM, AND WHERE TO
John 8:14 Jesus told them,“These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me. These words of Jesus which we read today came from the mouth of one who was self aware. He so understood... Continue Reading →
WHERE FROM, AND WHERE TO
John 8:14 Jesus told them,“These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me. These words of Jesus which we read today came from the mouth of one who was self aware. He so understood... Continue Reading →
WHERE FROM, AND WHERE TO
John 8:14 Jesus told them,“These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me. These words of Jesus which we read today came from the mouth of one who was self aware. He so understood... Continue Reading →
DON’T SAY YES TO EVERY “GOOD” THING
Exodus 32:9-10 God said to Moses, “I look at this people—oh! what a stubborn, hard-headed people! Let me alone now, give my anger free reign to burst into flames and incinerate them. But I’ll make a great nation out of you.” Moses was offered the 'chance of a lifetime' if we really consider what happened.... Continue Reading →
LEAVING ALL
Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. "ALL" is an interesting word because it can be quite a challenge to establish exactly what is included in that all. For the widow who had two coins, that was her ALL. To Abraham, Isaac was his... Continue Reading →
REVIEWING ‘FRIENDSHIPS’
Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 The reference text today draws our attention to a question: 'which kind of friend are you, and which kind of friends do you have? It captures 4 categories of friendship: VS 8 For there are friends who are such when it suits them, but they will not stand by you in... Continue Reading →
CUT IT OFF
Reference text: Mark 9:41 - 50 An executive summary of the versus of interest in this text are:If your hand or foot cause you to sin, cut them off. If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. For it is better to enter into the kingdom of God maimed than with both sets... Continue Reading →