Jesus as Student and Teacher

Jesus knew the Scriptures and what they meant and implied better than men whose lives had been spent being taught by their rabbis what to believe and to teach. This was true because His personal Tutor was His Father. He would love to be your personal Tutor. What is in your heart that you would like to know? What is […]

Cultural Fear or Faith

American culture includes education that consists purely of being able to learn the right answers to certain questions, and to be able to pass a test on the matter. Proper education should be teaching people how to learn and ask questions that have not yet been answered. American culture includes being punished for making mistakes, especially in work environments. Proper […]

Being Leaders

The best leaders I have seen became leaders by discovering their true identities and walking in them. Someone who has gained from the Spirit of Jesus who He says they are and who is determined to walk in that identity will stand out among the fearful, the doubtful, the hateful and the proud. Their light and their manifestations of Life […]

Learning New Stuff

When a messenger from Yahweh spoke to Cornelius (Acts 10:1-8), there is no indication that he had experienced anything like it previously. Still, he received and obeyed the instructions he was given by the angel, sending to Joppa for Peter to come to his home. As part of the same event being set up, Peter saw a vision of a […]

Locking Up Believers

Once I had a friend (who was actually a pastor – not just employed as one) who led a congregation I was related to. He said more than once of several people who were in his congregation who got saved and filled by the Spirit of the Lord that he wished he could lock them up for a couple of […]

Inheriting Possessions

Psalm 37 is a wealth of proverbs contrasting evil behavior to righteousness. Several times it promises that patient humility will cause land and wealth to be handed over to a servant of Yahweh. The first benefit, though, is that we possess our own souls. Our minds and hearts become ours, freed to be gifted to our Lord. By your patience […]

Crops

“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. […]

Learning How Things Work

In 1738, Daniel Bernoulli published a book – Hydrodynamica. It stated theories from his studies of fluids and gasses. Some of the ideas he presented regarding liquid flow and the dynamics of pressure caused by the effects of the shapes and sizes of pipes were later used by inventors to understand and subsequently harness the power of air flow to […]

Giving and Receiving

Jesus is an example for us in many ways regarding how we should live. Some things He did are finished works now, so not everything He did is included in the list of things I need to do, but much of His attitude and values system and purpose should be influencing my life and my work. One part of the […]