John 21:14-19 (NKJV) This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second […]
Category Archives: Discipleship
Being Loved 3
The deepest, most powerful physical contact combines a manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit that is agape and the fruit of the Spirit that is faith. When the apostles laid their hands on the 7 young Hellenistic believers who were going to be assigned the responsibility of taking care of daily provision to Hellenistic widows, they were empowered by the Holy Spirit to supernatural works, and filled with the […]
Being Loved
Normally, when John mentioned himself in what we call his gospel, he called himself “the beloved disciple,” or in some translations, “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” Scriptures don’t clearly offer a doctrine on the issue, but I am convinced there is a direct cause/effect relationship between the fact that he knew he was much loved and the fact that he received the experiences he recorded as the Revelation of Jesus […]
Good Word
Eu – Logos: good word. Eulogy is how its spelled if its at your funeral. Some people get to pick the epitaph that goes on their grave stone. Others have one written for them or about them. Some wouldn’t be what the deceased would have hoped for. Nobody knows you better than Yahweh. If He was going to write something on your grave stone, what would it be?
The New Testing
Your days of asking, “Will this be on the test?” so that you can decide what to invest your energy in may be over. Now, the test may be that you weren’t ready for that person you could have offered blessing to if you had prepared. It may be that you don’t see the test or the score until the time comes that John saw in what we call Revelation […]
Ishmael is Annoying
Yahweh told Abraham that he would have a son. Many years went by. Being very smart, Sarah knew that it was not possible for her to have the promised son, so she thought up a way that it was possible – Hagar could bear the son, and Sarah could raise it. When the promise was finally realized, and Sarah herself bore a son, it became clear that having Ishmael had been […]
Your Light
Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lamp stand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father […]
The Ten Temptations
Romans 7:5,6 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. (NKJV) The Law (10 Commands […]
Greater Than John
Matthew 11:7-14 7 As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say […]
Doing and Discerning
John 7:14-19 14 When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple complex and began to teach. 15 Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn’t been trained?” 16 Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t Mine but is from the One who sent Me. 17 If anyone wants to do His will, he will understand whether the teaching […]