Questions about the afterlife


Luke 12 Are you prepared to meet Jesus? Some came to Jesus to inquire about those, the Galileans, who died by the hand of Pilate. Were they at the wrong place at the wrong time or the right place because it was “their time?” As Jesus listened, he noted that they had the wrong question. […]

Saying and Doing are very Different Things!


John 10:22-42, Luke 10-11, Do I “truly” believe that Jesus is the Son of God? A “whoa and loaded” question! The scribes and Pharisees just couldn’t wrap their mind around the works that Jesus did as proof of who He was, and so they came “once again” to test him. Into that scene, we find […]

Are you Spiritually Blind?


John 9 and 10 The blind is made to see the “seeing” remain blind. Will the religious leaders relinquish their man-made rules to believe? The disciples ask if the man sinned or his parents caused his blindness. Neither was the cause, but he “is” blind so that the works of God might be made manifest […]

The Faith Kernel is Tested


John 7 and 8 If you plant a kernel of wheat in the ground, it cannot grow without tender care. Nicodemus was given that kernel with the words “you must be born again.” [Jn 3] Now, it is months later, and that kernel of faith has been growing in small incremental steps. Will it pass […]

Protect the Little Ones!


Matthew 18 The disciples wanted to know who was the greatest so Jesus took a little child and said, here is the true test of greatness: “become like little children,” or you will not ever enter the kingdom of heaven. Pride stands in the way of greatness. Be ye humble like this child. And again, […]

Meeting God Face to Face


Mark 9; Luke 9:28-62; Matthew 17 From Glory to Earth. Recently Wm. Shatner, better known as Capt. Kirk of the TV series Star Trek and the spaceship Enterprise said: “To see the blue color [of the atmosphere] shoot by like that; Down there is mother, comfort – and up there is death.” The disciples experienced […]

“Who Do You Say I am?”


Mark 8 The truth of the matter is this: “For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom” [1Co 1:22], so it is no wonder that the Jewish religious leaders arrive to argue with Jesus and to test him. Had they been there earlier, they would have seen a miraculous sign of the multiplied loaves and fishes, instead, […]