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December 15, 2024 - John 12:37-43 "Jesus Had to Come Down to Rescue Us from Unbelief" by Quentin Whitford

The Acts of the Apostles is the story of what men did in the Name of Jesus through the Power of the Holy Spirit. It reveals how the Church should be today; we should be experiencing all the things we read about in the Acts of the Apostles – and greater! Christ's last words in Mark 16 were, “Go out, preach the Gospel… These signs will follow those who believe, they will lay hands on the sick and they shall be healed…” When we receive the Holy Spirit, we receive Power from God. But that Power needs to be demonstrated! I sense that much of the Church today is not searching for nor seeking the real demonstration of the Power of the Holy Spirit. I would question, what change has the Holy Spirit made in your life?  In these very troublesome times – war in Ukraine, in Israel, worldwide turmoil and unrest – let me remind you that at the very moment of this miracle, when Peter is preaching Christ and the Resurrection, he says, v21, Jesus HAD to be taken into Heaven ‘for a time'. But then, when that time is fulfilled, HE COMES BACK! He comes back to rule the world! The Christmas message of Isaiah 9 is that the Government SHALL be on HIS shoulders!  Until then we have a job to do. We must live our lives in the Power of the Holy Spirit in such a way that our lives will continue, even complete the Book of the Acts of the Apostles! I want to encourage you to really get to know and see the Power of God in your life, in Jesus' Name.

At the beginning of John 4, we see that Jesus HAD to go through Samaria: He had a divine appointment. In the first stages of this interaction with the Samaritan woman, we see He who gives living water asking for a drink. Christ's glory is in no way diminished by His humanity, but His humanity brings others to His glory.

Well today's the third Sunday of Advent — just 8 days to go before Christmas — and the reason we're looking at this passage today is because of a little phrase at the beginning of verse 7 — and if it's possible, I want you to see this. So if you can, either with your own Bible or on your phone or you might have to look with a neighbor, everybody get a look at verse 7. It starts with the words: “in the days of his flesh.” That phrase is important. “In the days of his flesh” is a good literal translation. If you read the NIV translation, it says at the start of verse 7: “During the days of Jesus's life on earth.” That's a good interpretation of what the writer of Hebrews is talking about. He starts verse 7 by pointing us back to the time in history when Jesus lived on this earth as a man. He wants us to think about Jesus living here in flesh and blood like ours. But now why does the writer do this? Why does he bring up Jesus's life on earth?It has to do with the context and I'll explain this super briefly …It starts in Chapter 2, verse 17 (which we saw last week) when the writer tells us that Jesus is our merciful and faithful high priest because in every respect he was made like us. Then at the end of Chapter 4, verse 15 the writer repeats this same idea and says that Jesus is our high priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses because in every respect he has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.So Chapter 2, verse 17 and Chapter 4, verse 15 repeat the same idea. It's not just that Jesus is our high priest, but it's that Jesus is our high priest because Jesus became a man like us and actually walked in our shoes. That's what qualifies Jesus to be our high priest. It's because Jesus gets us. That's the point the writer has been making — that's the context — and so now in Chapter 5 he's about to drive that point home. That's why he starts in verse 7, “in the days of his flesh” … or “During the days of Jesus's life on earth.”The writer is about to prove to us, with an example from Jesus's life on earth, that Jesus gets us. And we're on the edge of our seats! This is going to be fascinating. I'm interested in this.And so here's a question for us: What example from Jesus's life might we use to make this point? … If you had to name one scene from Jesus's life that proves that he gets us, what would it be? …In the Days of His FleshWhat about the humble conditions of Jesus's birth? Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords, was born in a stable. He had very simple beginnings. The days of his flesh started as something people can relate to.Or what about the time at the wedding in Cana when Jesus turned the water to wine? This was Jesus's first recorded miracle, which is something only Jesus can do, but it was such an earthy miracle. The party host had run out of wine. They had this big wedding celebration, with tons of people, and they ran out of wine, which was probably embarrassing, and Mary, Jesus's mom, was there, and she said: “Jesus, help them out.” And he did. He gave the people wine. In the days of his flesh Jesus met a super practical need. (See John 2:1–12)Or what about that time Jesus came to the home of Lazarus, his friend, after Lazarus had died. Jesus stepped into a place surrounded by the family members and friends of Lazarus and they were all grieving, and Jesus himself was grieved. He was moved and troubled, and the Bible tells us that Jesus wept. In the days of his flesh Jesus was sad. (See John 11:1–44)There's also the time when crowds were following Jesus and parents started bringing their kids to him, in hopes Jesus might touch them and maybe bless them, and the disciples didn't like this. People didn't think kids were that cute in the first-century world, so the disciples were telling these parents to beat it, but Jesus said No, let them come, and then he scooped up the children in his arms, and said, And if you wanna come to me, you need to be like these kids. We either will have Jesus as those who are helpless, or we won't have him. In the days of his flesh Jesus demolished pretense. (See Luke 18:15–17).Or what about the time Jesus spoke to Zacchaeus up in the tree? What a moment! Jesus was on his way into Jericho, and there was another big crowd swarming him, and Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus, but the crowd was too big and Zacchaeus was too short (the literal Greek there is “wee little man”). Remember what Zacchaeus did? He climbed up in a sycamore tree hoping to get a good view of Jesus as he walked by but rather than pass by him, Jesus came right to him, in the tree, and Jesus looked up and said, Hey, come down, I'm about to go to your house. It was a wonderful surprise for Zacchaeus and amazing irony. In the days of his flesh Jesus had a sense of humor. (See Luke 19:1–10)Then there's the time when Jesus turned the tables on the way James and John thought about greatness. Or there's when Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers in the temple. Or in John 4, when Jesus was walking from Judea to Galilee, just before he talked to the woman at the well, the text says, “Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, sat by the well…” Jesus never sinned, but he confronted sin and human weakness head-on, things like selfish ambition or greed or fear or hunger or disappointment or weariness. Jesus knows about all that, and they're all examples of how he gets us, but the writer of Hebrews doesn't talk about any of these examples.Instead, the writer of Hebrews takes us back to one scene in the Gospels when Jesus was alone. If you want to see how Jesus really gets us, if you wanna know how much he knows what it's like to be us, go to the Garden of Gethsemane. …Jesus's Excruciating PrayerNow the writer doesn't mention “Gethsemane” by name, and at one level, Jesus's whole life involved the kind of humiliation we see there, but verse 7 seems to be talking more about a specific event. Jesus “offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death.” This sends us back to the Thursday night before Jesus was crucified. We know that he got alone to pray, in Gethsemane, and the Gospel writers tell us that Jesus agonized in prayer. His soul was sorrowful and troubled, and he pleaded with God the Father, not only shedding tears but even sweating blood, and he cried, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done” (Luke 22:42). Now the Gospels tell us that Jesus prayed often. He was constantly getting away to a place of solitude for prayer. But Gethsemane was the place where Jesus experienced excruciating prayer … “loud cries and tears” … this was a painful kind of praying … and because Jesus experienced prayer like that, I can be assured that he knows what it's like to be me, and he knows what it's like to be you. According to the argument of Hebrews, because Jesus prayed like this in the days of his life on earth, it verifies that he knows what it's like to be us.And that's what I want us to linger on today. We're going to focus in with one question:How does Jesus's excruciating prayer in Gethsemane make him get us?We're just going to focus on one answer. It's that Jesus had to wait.Jesus Had to WaitWe hate to wait, don't we? If you think about it, pretty much all of popular technology is created to conquer waiting. We've been shaped to think that waiting is a problem, when really, waiting is basic to being human. It's basic to our creaturely existence. And as much as we try to overcome that with our technology, waiting will always be what God expects of us in our relationship with him — and Jesus knows what it's like.Notice in verse 7 that the writer of Hebrews doesn't spell out the exact content of what Jesus prayed, but he does give us the category and manner of prayer. The category is “prayers and supplications” (or “petitions”). This means that Jesus was asking God the Father for something. He requested something. And the manner — how he requested something — was with “loud cries and tears.”So if we put these together, it means that Jesus was earnestly wanting something. This was a please, please, please kind of request.And now add to this that God is described in verse 7 as “him who was able to save him from death.” So get this: Jesus earnestly requested something from him who was able to save him from death.What then do you think Jesus requested? … To be saved from death.This is another reason why I think Gethsemane is in the writer's mind. Jesus earnestly wanted to be saved from death. Jesus asked the Father, If it's possible, remove this cup from me. Now we know that Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before him, but he did not relish the cross itself. He despised the shame of the cross. Jesus dreaded his suffering. The Dread of SufferingAnd sometimes I wonder if we really appreciate this fact about Jesus. I think we can tend to think that Jesus was able to endure his suffering because he had special powers as the Son of God. This is complex, and I'm suspicious that somewhere in here in how we think about this, we imagine that Jesus's deity was the underwriter of his endurance. We think: Yeah, he endured unspeakable suffering … but he was God. And it's true that Jesus was never less than God — he was in every respect like his Father, and in every respect like us — so we would be misguided to think that his deity is what got him through his suffering. Gethsemane certainly corrects that. Jesus looked forward to having nails driven through his hands about as much as you would. Just imagine that you knew today that tomorrow, by noon, you were going to have spikes nailed through your hands and feet, and giant thorns crammed in your head, and then before that, you were going to get scourged, beaten 39 times, so that the skin of your bare back is just shredded. And the physical pain wasn't even the worst part. If you knew that was going to happen to you tomorrow, how would you sleep tonight? I get nervous about the dentist! What if you knew in 12 hours you were going to experience the worst pain ever inflicted upon a man? What would you sound like when you prayed?Jesus is like us here … and he prayed hard … it was excruciating prayer … and did God answer him?The WhirlwindThis is not an easy question, because Hebrews says God did. Look at the end of verse 7: Jesus prayed … “to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.” But wait a minute, we know what happened. The Father did not remove the cup. The crucifixion was every bit as horrible as Jesus dreaded, and probably worse. So how was Jesus heard? … it's that Jesus was saved out of death, but he was not saved from dying.The resurrection was God's answer to Jesus's prayer — which means Jesus was not saved from experiencing the horrible thing, he was saved from the horrible thing having the final say.And this means that there was a time, in the suffering of Jesus, when it seemed like his prayer would not be answered. Sunday morning did not happen like that! Jesus had to endure the waiting … which became in Gethsemane a whirlwind of suffering. And we tiptoe into mystery here. Jesus knew and believed that this Father would never abandon him, but then also: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” It's a whirlwind, see …I know you won't, but it seems like you are. You've said this. I know this. But then … look around. The big realities and truths of God are less clear in the whirlwind of suffering — and what could be more human than that?We know what God can do. We ask him to do it. But we're stuck in this whirlwind where we're not sure if he's doing anything, and we have to wait. Have you ever been there?No Eagle LandingAnswered prayers are a wonderful thing. I've got a list in my mind of several different prayers I've prayed over the years and the ways God has answered them. And it's amazing. God is good, and we should be so encouraged and rejoice together when God answers our prayers. I saw last week, in a little video, there was a guy who was out fishing, and he happened to see this Bald Eagle a long ways off across this lake, and when he saw the eagle, he prayed, “God, would you let me get close to that eagle today and get a good look at him?” That's what the guy says to the camera, and he's doing a selfie video, telling this story. He asked God to get him get close to the eagle, and then he pans out with his camera and the eagle is standing on this guy's shoulder! No joke!This Bald Eagle came and landed on his shoulder. And I don't even know this guy, I don't know his theology, but I'm like, “Yes! That's awesome!” Can God make an eagle land on somebody's shoulder? Absolutely! But no eagle landed in Gethsemane … and although God does answer our prayers and we're thankful for that, there's a lot of times we don't have Bald Eagles on our shoulders …and Jesus gets that. Jesus prayed an excruciating prayer and he had to wait. Just like you and me. And in the waiting, his obedience was not easy.His Obedience Was Not EasyHebrews 5:8, “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” The way the writer says this means it's not what we would assume. Similar to what we talked about earlier, it's natural for us to assume that Jesus as the Son of God somehow came pre-programmed to always obey. Or if we pretend the whole world was a big carnival full of carnival games, we might think that all the games were somehow rigged for Jesus to always win. Like instead of the basketball goal rim being bent in (so that the ball barely fits), we might imagine that when Jesus shot, the rim was stretched out extra wide.We might say: “Because he was a son, obedience was easy.”But Hebrews 5:8 says: “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” And we know that was the case for all of Jesus's life, but that was especially the case in Gethsemane. Gethsemane assures us that Jesus's obedience was authentic obedience. It was not laboratory obedience in a controlled environment. This was obedience in the waiting, in the whirlwind … which means although his heart always desired obedience, the practice of that obedience was tested. It was pressured. It was challenged. All of Jesus's obedience was predicated on “not my will, but yours be done” but how Jesus had to live out that obedience was in varied and unpredictable circumstances. It was as varied and unpredictable as the world we step into every day. That was Gethsemane. And Gethsemane became a school. He learned obedience in that waiting, and it was not easy.We Can Go to HimI've heard it said before, by older and wiser Christians, that the deeper you grow in your faith, the more aware you are of your sinfulness. The idea is that as you mature in faith you sin fewer times, but you also become more aware of how pervasive and subtle your sinfulness is. C. S. Lewis said, When a man is getting better he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse he understands his own badness less and less. This gives me some comfort when I feel like an idiot. Which I'd say has increased in the last few years, I hope that's a good sign.Just the other day I was riding in the car with one my children who was driving, and this kid is a good driver. But we were in traffic and there was a moment when they had to hit the breaks, and it was one of those times when you gasp — you can't help it. You just react, and I did … And I've thought long and hard about this … I think Jesus would have gasped too. Jesus had reactions. It was a scary split second. But the problem wasn't the reaction … it was the comment I made right after it.And I knew right away I was wrong. You know there's usually a moment like that, in our sin, where we come to a kind of crossroads and we either go this way and double-down and try to justify our sin and act like it's not a big deal, or we go the other way, admit we're wrong and confess it right away … which, if this way were more comfortable we'd do it more, but it's not. Because you feel the shame and regret. That's not the kind of dad I want to be. That's not the kind of person I want to be. So what do I do with that? … I go to Jesus who learned obedience through what he suffered. He Knows Where We're Coming FromVerse 10: “And being made perfect…” — the idea here is completeness; this is referring to Jesus's resurrection and exaltation after ‘the days of his flesh was mission accomplished,' after he suffered in our place and died on the cross — God raised Jesus and enthroned him, and “he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.”Which means he is not just the Son who reigns, but he's the High Priest who has made atonement for us, and who intercedes for us. Jesus is seated on the throne of his rule, but it's also a throne of grace, and I can go to him. We can go to him! Because he knows where we're coming from. He's been here, in the days of his flesh, full scary split seconds and temptations, and he's been to Gethsemane … to the waiting and the whirlwind. Jesus has been here and he learned obedience. And he is so kind to us. This is where we have to remember Chapter 2 verse 11, that Jesus is not ashamed to call us his brothers and sisters. He really gets us, and one thing that means is that his love for us is a love for us where we are. I want you to know that. Jesus loves you where you are, not where you pretend to be, or even where you aspire to be. Jesus loves us in the days of our flesh, during the days and moments of our lives on this earth in all our weakness and failure.And so the invitation this morning is to come to him. That's the invitation of this Table.

The whole story of the bible can broken into these four chapters: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Last week, we looked at how it all began. This week, we're going to be looking at what went wrong.Without truly understanding what went wrong with the human race, you'll never understand why Jesus HAD to become human, and you'll never see the full beauty of Christmas.

A new MP3 sermon from Desert Springs Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Jesus Had a Mother Subtitle: Made Like His Brothers Speaker: Steve Cavallaro Broadcaster: Desert Springs Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 12/10/2023 Bible: Matthew 1:18-25 Length: 44 min.

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A sermon by John Zeigler entitled "Jesus Had an Appointment" from Mark 5:1-17

‘Seeing therefore that it remains that SOME must enter, and those to whom it was first preached didn't go in because of unbelief… again God set a certain day, saying to David, “Today after so long a time… today if you will hear His Voice, do not harden your hearts!”' V8, ‘For if Jesus had given them rest, He would not afterwards have spoken of another day'! Jesus came offering us a way of escape, a way of salvation, a way of deliverance, but, just as Israel had long ago stood on the borders of the Promised Land and because of unbelief didn't go in, when He came, Israel as a nation again rejected. They rejected Christ and crucified Him; Paul was also among them!  But, Paul writes, in the days of David, God was saying, “Today, if you don't harden your hearts, you can receive...” In those 40 days after Jesus had risen from the dead, before He ascended to Heaven, He spoke many things about the Coming Kingdom… So that when He instructed His Disciples to wait in Jerusalem ‘for the Promise of the Father which you have heard from Me' – He was speaking about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit – the immediate reaction of the Disciples was, “Will You at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel?” In other words, “When the Holy Spirit is come, is that the moment when we enter into the Millennium Rest?” No. We're still waiting for that! IF, v9, Jesus HAD given them that Rest, IF He had fulfilled that Promise 2000 years ago, there would be no future fulfilment… IF He had done it, He would not have said, there is yet a day coming. It's no use saying Jesus has come and has already ushered in the Kingdom… We have NOT YET entered! It's in the future. It's STILL TO COME! So, v9, there still remains a Promise to be fulfilled! 

Are we seeking God's will or our own will? Do we trust that our all-powerful Lord and Savior has EVERYTHING under control? Read this story of Lazarus' resurrection with fresh eyes and bask in the power of God! (John 11:38-45) **** Welcome to Walking in the Word, the biblical Teaching arm of the Women World Leaders' podcast. I'm your host, Julie Jenkins. This podcast has been created by Women World Leaders in an effort to help YOU step into YOUR God-given purpose. On this, the Wednesday edition of the podcast, we are currently walking through the gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - chronologically. The Word of God is living and active, and is designed to be a guide for our lives. As we study, we look at what circumstances the scripture was written under, who it was written by, and who it was written to – striving to discern the original intended message. And then, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we bridge to what the writing means for us today – discerning what God wants EACH of us to know and how He wants to apply it to our lives. No matter what your season of life looks like right now, God has GREAT things planned for you. I've heard it said that if you are still breathing, you are still on mission from Christ. And it is our hope that you will allow us at Women World Leaders to walk WITH you on that mission! We invite you to subscribe to our podcast; join us on Facebook, where we share in community and offer daily devotions; jump on our Zoom gatherings on the third and fourth Monday of every month; and read the digital version of Voice of Truth magazine for free or subscribe to receive your own physical copy of Voice of Truth by becoming a monthly donor to the ministry. Join our email list by filling out the contact form at womenworldleaders.com so you can find out all you need to know. Let's begin in prayer… Most Holy God – as we begin the study of your Word today, we offer you ourselves. Father, we are coming to you from different places—mentally, physically, spiritually and psychologically—but one thing we have in common is you. Father, you ARE our creator, our sustainer, and our guide. I give my words to you today, and I pray for each woman listening, that she would hear directly from you. You are a faithful God who will never let us down, who will walk with us, and who has great plans for each of us! I ask that you speak to us in these next few minutes – meet each woman where she is and guide her into a deeper walk with you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. For the last two weeks, we have been studying the story of Jesus as He was called by His dear friends Martha and Mary to respond to the needs of their brother, Lazarus. The sisters sent an urgent message to Jesus regarding Lazarus' illness, yet Jesus delayed His visit for two days. By the time Jesus did arrive, Lazarus had already been dead for four days. Jesus had forewarned His disciples of this, but He told them, “Now I will go and wake him up.” And He also shared the purpose behind this upcoming miracle, saying, “For now you will really believe.” After Jesus arrived in Bethany, He told Martha, who was grieving the death of Lazarus, “Your brother will rise again…I am the resurrection and the life.” And when Mary arrived weeping and distraught, Jesus wept with her. Today, our study continues as we open the Gospel of John to chapter 11, verses 38-45, and read from the New Living Translation.  38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.  I don't care too much for this translation which states that Jesus was “angry.” Other translations state that Jesus was deeply moved, very sad in his heart, greatly disturbed, intensely troubled, or even groaning in himself. As you can see, this original Greek is not easily translated! I read the views of different theologians, and the most common description of Jesus' demeanor as He arrived at the tomb was that He was physically releasing agitation, anguish, and sympathy in the face of human suffering. Kind of an audible snort ...”huh.” What we do understand for sure is that Jesus was led to the tomb by very real people who were suffering greatly due to the loss of a loved one. It had been four days since Lazarus death and, for many of them, the reality of it had sunk in. You may remember last week when we talked about the fact that the first phase of intense mourning lasted 3 days, because it was after three days that the face of the corpse would have decomposed beyond recognition. Still, although time has now passed, anyone who has lost someone can empathize with the fact that grief continues to come in waves for quite awhile. And as these mourners arrived at the tomb, those waves likely fell fresh on both the family and Jesus. The tomb was, basically, a cave with a stone positioned in front of the entrance. The sites of tombs were often quarries that were no longer in use. The newly dead body would have been treated with spices and wrapped in a large sheet of linen that was more than twice the length of the body. The normal practice was that fabric would be laid out, and then the body laid on it, with its feet at one end. Then the sheet was folded over the top of the head and pulled back down to cover the whole front of the body. Next, the fabric would be secured by wrapping strips of linen around the feet and arms and then binding the face with another cloth. Once prepared, the body would be laid in the main part of the cave, where it would remain for the next year, protected from the outside world by the stone covering the opening to the cave. After a year, the stone would be rolled away, and the bones of the deceased would be collected and placed in a small box which was then placed into a horizontal niche cut into the rock. By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus body had been spiced, wrapped, tied, and fully and completely laid to rest. Which is why it must have been shocking to hear Jesus' next words… 39 “Roll the stone aside.” Verse 39 continues… But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” 40 Jesus responded, “Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?” Earlier, Jesus had asked Martha if she believed. She replied yes, but from her answer, we could sense that although she DID fully believe Jesus, she likely didn't understand all He was saying. When I was a child, with a very immature faith, I used to wonder incessantly about my future. Will I get married? Will I have kids? Will I have a career? I can remember thinking, I wish I could just know that everything will turn out ok! As we walk through life, we don't know what is around the corner! We don't have a crystal ball that tells us the future. But we DO know, as God's children, that everything will be okay! Our God is in total control, and He loves you more than you can imagine. Martha didn't understand, but she BELIEVED Jesus! She trusted Him. It didn't make sense that He was telling them to roll the stone away, disturbing her brother's decaying corpse, but Jesus HAD said, believe, and you will see God's glory. We, also, need to believe to see God's glory. We can trust Him even when we don't understand His methods. Martha, evidently, came to this conclusion. Because she, as the next of kin, gave the go-ahead for the stone to be rolled away. Veres 41…  41 So they rolled the stone aside. I want to pause here to share an aha moment I had as I was reading and studying this passage. The only other entombment of a Jewish man I have ever studied is that of Jesus. And it's kind of similar, right? Jesus was laid in a cave, and a stone was rolled in front. What struck me as I read this was the immense power residing in Jesus. In this instance, we see Jesus call for the removal of Lazarus' stone. We, in retrospect, know that we are about to see the glory of God unleashed as He raises Lazarus from the dead. But what struck me is that Lazarus was as much of a bystander in this situation as Martha and Mary and the rest of the crowd were. Lazarus was just chilling up in heaven, probably dining on the most amazing food ever! But, when JESUS died, it was all about Jesus. Jesus was separated from God. He was sitting in the depths of hell for 3 days – until God ordained the moment of His resurrection. At which point Jesus, still completely filled with the power of God, raised HIMSELF and moved His own stone away! Maybe that's elementary Christianity, but it just drove home to me that there is NOTHING WE can do to save ourselves, to raise ourselves from the dead. Not only could Lazarus not raise himself, he couldn't even move his own stone away so he could get out of the tomb. We NEED Jesus! Only He is able to to save us. Only He can grant us a peaceful eternity with the Father. Without Jesus, we are just a pile of bones destined to turn into dust. But although Jesus seemed to be the star of the show, He clearly shows us that this resurrection is about pointing to God the Father, who holds all the power and glory. Verse 41 continues…  Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.”  Jesus is the obedient Son who stands aligned with God the Father in His power. Jesus, who is in constant contact with God the Father, only and always does GOD's will. And that's what we are called to do, too. When we pray the Lord's prayer, we pray that GOD'S will be done. Our journey on this earth is not about doing what WE think we should do, but it is about doing God's will. He has made YOU for a purpose. Even as He was forming you in your mother's womb, He had a plan for your life. Is your prayer REALLY to do the will of God? Do you seek His guidance and follow in faith even when you don't understand? We already saw that Martha obey in faith, and now we see Jesus' outward display of following God's heart. Jesus does exactly as God instructs. He raises Lazarus—a man who has been dead for four days, his face no longer recognizable, and who was carefully wrapped in linen and laid in a tomb. Verse 43… 43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Can you imagine? The scene I picture is right out of a B movie…from the opening of the cave, a man emerges, hopping or scuffling along, wrapped in a linen cloth with his feet tied together, his arms strapped to his sides, and a full covering over his head. If you think about it, it was probably a bit scary. It is no wonder Jesus had to give another instruction…  “Unwrap him and let him go!” Next week we will get into the aftermath of the miracle, but can we, for a moment, just pause to take in the awe of the scene? We don't know who went to Lazarus side. We don't know if they rushed to him or approached carefully. I wonder if Lazarus was disoriented as they unwrapped him. I wonder what He said? He had experienced so much. He saw God's glory. He felt God's power reunite him with his physical body. He understood what complete healing felt like. I imagine that Jesus didn't bring Lazarus back to the sickly body he had left or even to the well-on-its-way-to decomposing body that had been dead for four days. I imagine that the power of Jesus recreated Lazarus's body in perfection. That as the linen cloth was unraveled, Lazarus perfect skin and bright eyes were revealed. Verse 45 says simply that Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. I bet! John includes this miracle in His gospel as the climax of Jesus' public ministry. As we study next week, we will see the clear division that this miracle brought. Yes, some people believed, but many also turned staunchly against Jesus. And I can imagine why. God's power is awe-inspiring and life-changing. I had a very limited foray with playing sports when I was young. In grade school, I played on a basketball team with a powerhouse of an athlete. She was quick, adept, and smart at moving the ball. The rest of us were, well, typical grade-school athletes. But this girl, she was our key to winning. I always thought, thank goodness she is on our team, because I would be scared silly to play against her. Jesus' power is way beyond that of a powerhouse athlete! Jesus works in total and complete cooperation with an all-powerful and all-sufficient God. That means that, as His teammates—we are SO COVERED! We are NEVER going to lose. But go against Him, and you would have every reason to put up your guard and reach for any weapon available. Jesus, in God's power, ROSE LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD! He said,  Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Then He asked Martha if she believed Him. And then He showed her that she COULD believe Him. We can believe everything that Jesus says! We can move the stone when He says to move it. We can rise in power when He calls. We can unravel death cloths expecting to see healing. We can trust in our future, knowing that with Jesus, everything WILL be okay. But if we decide to go against Him, He will still be God. And if decide not to be on His team, we will lose for eternity. Because God wins. Will you trust His will and His call? Let's pray… Dear Most Holy God! We stand in awe as we read through this story verse by verse. Father, thank you for teaching us of your power, strength, and perfect will. Thank you for reminding us that when we commit to your will, we will see re-birth and renewal like we could never imagine. As we say yes to your will and seek to walk in the path you have given each of us, we look up to you and say thank you for giving us the power to do all you have called us to and for choosing us to be on your winning team. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

By His resurrection, Jesus proved that the power of the devil has been broken and death has no more hold on us! Five hundred were witnesses to His resurrection! We have eternal life! The Bible says so! We have it NOW! My body might die, but aged 91, this is just an old temple. The ‘real me' can never die! Jesus has delivered me! Can you understand the mercy, the goodness, the Love, and the Power of God? Can you understand that in order to make a way of escape, to break the curse and the power of the devil, Jesus HAD to be made subject to the power of the devil and all the things that plague us?! We don't pray to a Holy God who has never experienced what we experience. When we pray, we call on the Name of Jesus, because He lived like you and me! He went through suffering to the point of death, so that He would be ‘fit' to be our Intercessor and plead on our behalf. When God the Father looks at His Son, sitting at His Right Hand – He doesn't see His Son, He sees you! He sees me! Because, v17, ‘in everything, He ABSOLUTELY HAD TO BE MADE LIKE US, His brothers, His flesh and blood, that He might be merciful…' Merciful, because He lived among us, He understands and knows our temptations, our weakness… 'Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil – and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.' (Hebrews 2.14-15, NIV.)

Jesus Had 2 dads? Recently a ELCA Methodist female church pastor led her congregation in a liturgy using the “Sparkle Creed.”  The doctrinal and moral absurdities, and blatant violations of God's Word and truth are amplified by Dr. Walt Swaim as he shows us - section by section - just how bad it is and what this portends for the already failing American protestant church and the true Gospel of Jesus.  Info: https://www.youtube.com/live/E1Jex5BvaxA?feature=share https://www.christianpost.com/news/female-lutheran-pastor-leads-church-in-prayer-to-nonbinary-god.html Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org    Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org

Jesus Had 2 Dads? Recently a ELCA Methodist female church pastor led her congregation in a liturgy using the “Sparkle Creed.”  The doctrinal and moral absurdities, and blatant violations of God's Word and truth are amplified by Dr. Walt Swaim as he shows us - section by section - just how bad it is and what this portends for the already failing American protestant church and the true Gospel of Jesus.  Info: https://www.youtube.com/live/E1Jex5BvaxA?feature=share https://www.christianpost.com/news/female-lutheran-pastor-leads-church-in-prayer-to-nonbinary-god.html Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org    Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org

Jesus Had 2 dads? Recently a ELCA Methodist female church pastor led her congregation in a liturgy using the “Sparkle Creed.”  The doctrinal and moral absurdities, and blatant violations of God's Word and truth are amplified by Dr. Walt Swaim as he shows us - section by section - just how bad it is and what this portends for the already failing American protestant church and the true Gospel of Jesus.  Info: https://www.youtube.com/live/E1Jex5BvaxA?feature=share https://www.christianpost.com/news/female-lutheran-pastor-leads-church-in-prayer-to-nonbinary-god.html Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org    Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org

Jesus Had 2 Dads? Recently a ELCA Methodist female church pastor led her congregation in a liturgy using the “Sparkle Creed.”  The doctrinal and moral absurdities, and blatant violations of God's Word and truth are amplified by Dr. Walt Swaim as he shows us - section by section - just how bad it is and what this portends for the already failing American protestant church and the true Gospel of Jesus.  Info: https://www.youtube.com/live/E1Jex5BvaxA?feature=share https://www.christianpost.com/news/female-lutheran-pastor-leads-church-in-prayer-to-nonbinary-god.html Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org    Audio only & video on most podcasts apps and at https://truthunbound.podbean.com  Info@TruthUnbound.org  https://truthunbound.org/  The book "To Be Clear: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Post-Truth World" is available at Amazon.com and at TruthUnbound.org

Due to Adam did mistake sin comes to all people. But God loves us, so He send His only son for gives us everlasting life. We gets the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus Had to go through many suffering before He died.He was brutally beat, nailed to the wood where he slowly died in agony...........Listen to podcast by Rev. Kamal Kishore.You can call - 91 -8826215678. 

What if we REALLY made it all about JESUS? Philippians 2:5-11 is beautiful and often over-complicated or just presented as "wow, ain't this pretty?" But inside the inspiring flowery words is a challenge to BE LIKE JESUS and "have this mind among yourselves" that Jesus HAD! Can you do it? I think you can. Should you? Oh yeah! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-long4/support

Pastor Bobby gives the message "Jesus Had an Eating Ministry. You Can Too!" at Shepherd's Grove Presbyterian Church on Sunday May 15, 2022. Jesus had an eating ministry, meaning that He showed hospitality to those around Him, especially those who were unlike Him (sinners and outcasts). May we learn and be transformed by Him so that we can be at peace with our neighbor.

Due to Adam did mistake sin comes to all people. But God loves us, so He send His only son for gives us everlasting life. We gets the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus Had to go through many suffering before He died.He was brutally beat, nailed to the wood where he slowly died in agony...........Listen to podcast by Rev. Kamal Kishore.You can call - 91 -8826215678. 

Due to Adam did mistake sin comes to all people. But God loves us, so He send His only son for gives us everlasting life. We gets the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus Had to go through many suffering before He died.He was brutally beat, nailed to the wood where he slowly died in agony...........Listen to podcast by Rev. Kamal Kishore.You can call - 91 -8826215678. 

Jesus Had a Small Group - November 15th, 2020

Our Lady of Sorrows, Children's Liturgy of the Word - "Jesus Had a Belly Button" by Slaking Thirsts

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Pt.6 connection between sin and sickness Sunday, August 30, 2020 Revival will be sparked and marked by healing. More specifically, believers growing in and learning to receive their healing by the finished work of Jesus and in turn flowing in the power that is available to them from the finished work to bring healing others. Last week we talked about the gap between our spirit and our mind. The renewed mind empowers us to receive and steward the finished work if Christ. “We must narrow the gap between our expectation and the word”. We must establish for ourselves if healing is always God’s will because Faith begins where the will of god is known. It is not possible to have faith in an area where you question if it is God’s will or not. Jesus is the will and the nature of god revealed and demonstrated. Hebrews 1:3 3 tells us Jesus is express image or the exact expression of God’s true nature- His mirror image. Colossians 1:15 He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]… We can conclude according to the Word of God… Not opinion, experience, or circumstance, but by the Word only, that everything Jesus did was in agreement with the will of the Father. Healing is always the will of God! (This is radical to most) Every person that came to Jesus that was sick or bound, HE healed and set free! The works of Jesus give us a clear view of God’s will to bring healing and wholeness to the earth, because the Son only does what He first saw His Father doing. If Jesus is the reflection of The Father on earth and, by His own admission multiple times, only does what He sees the Father do and only says what He hears the Father say, THEN WE MUST CONCLUDE THAT HEALING IS ALWAYS THE WILL OF GOD! Healing is as much apart of the atonement as forgiveness of sin! This is where I want to come back too today. The connection between sin and sickness. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned… Before Adam rebelled there was no sin. Sin was entered through Adam’s actions. The same is true of death. Before sin there was no death. Sin came as a result of Adam’s rebellion. Death came as a result of sin. Death here has two aspects; spiritual and natural. Sin entered the world through man, and death was the result. Sickness is death in its first stages. Every sickness has the goal of death in our lives. There is not sickness that strengthens, blesses or improve the life of the sick person! Sickness of any kind fits into the job description of the thief… to steal, kill, and destroy! Sin in the human race is the root of sickness! I’m not talking about an individuals sin, I’m talking about sin as a whole. Adam’s sin unleashed death, and sickness is a product of the power of death in humanity. Sin is the root, sickness is the fruit! If we can understand sickness as a fruit of sin, then we can understand that sin is the root that must be dealt with. If the root of sin can be destroyed, the fruit of sickness has no source of authority and no right to stay in our bodies. If you deal with the root, there is nothing for the fruit to feed from. The life is in the root. Sin and sickness are linked throughout the Bible. David said in Psalm 103 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.” Isaiah 53:4-5 But He was wounded for our transgressions (our sins), He was bruised for our iniquities (our sin patterns); The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Matthew 8:16-17 “When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.” 1 Peter 2:24 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. Isaiah prophesied it, Jesus demonstrated it during His life on earth and sealed, Peter pointed us back to it. Isaiah was looking forward to what Jesus WOULD do, Peter was looking back at what Jesus HAD done! The root of sin and the fruit of sickness were both carried to the cross so that we could be free from both. When the power of sin was defeated, the power of sickness lost its authority. In light of sickness being the fruit of sin, let's look at Romans 5. Just as sickness is the fruit of sin, healing is the fruit of Grace! Fruit is the outward manifestation of an internal reality. The fruit of healing will manifest externally when the Grace of God is received and becomes reality internally. Healing is a product is Grace, not a result of works. Works does not produce manifest the fruit of healing, it produces an entitlement mentality. “I deserve to be healed because I have done....”. “God, I’ve done all you asked me to do, why haven’t you healed me yet?” If healing is part of the atoning work if Jesus, then it is past tense and we must approach it as such! Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. Grace makes it available, faith makes it possible! Jesus dealt with the root. He destroyed the power and dominion of sin and that includes the fruit of sickness and disease. 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 “he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.”

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Pt.4 Atonement Sunday, August 16, 2020 Scripture: Over the last several weeks we have been looking at healing. Can we, from a biblical standpoint, prove the following beyond a reasonable doubt; Healing is for today, Healing is always God’s will, The authority and power to heal has been given to every believer? ”I believe revival will be sparked and marked by healing, but Not just God supernaturally healing everyone. Believers growing in and learning to receive their healing by the finished work of Jesus and in turn flowing in the power that is available to them from the finished work to heal others. This will spark revival and lead to true awakening. When I say healing in this sense I’m talking about healing, deliverance, miracles, etc... The signs that Jesus said would follow believers who... well believed.” We have seen from the Word several reason why Jesus healed; To establish the dominance of The Kingdom of God, To prove He was the coming Messiah, and last week we seen that Jesus healed the sick to To demonstrate the will and nature of the father. It seems that one of the hardest things to convince believers of is not Can God Heal, but WILL He heal. More specifically, will He heal me? Is healing His will in this situation. We must establish for ourselves if healing is always God’s will because Faith begins where the will of god is known. It is not possible to have faith in an area where you question if it is God’s will or not. When I know the will of God for a situation, then I can release faith to see His will manifested in the natural. If we have a question or something we need to prove, we go back to the reference point or the standard. Who or what is the standard? JESUS. Can we prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, by The Word, that Healing is ALWAYS God’s Will? Jesus is the will and the nature of god demonstrated. Hebrews 1:3 3 tells us Jesus is express image or the exact expression of God’s true nature- His mirror image. Colossians 1:15 AMPC 15 [Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation. Jesus said multiple times “I only do what I see my Father do; I only say what I hear my Father say.” Jesus totally represented the Father in actions, nature, and character. Jesus said, “He that has seen me has seen the Father” We concluded that, according to the Word of God… Not opinion, experience, or circumstance, but by the Word only, that everything Jesus did was in agreement with the will of the Father. Healing is always the will of God! (This is radical to most) Every person that came to Jesus that was sick or bound, HE healed and set free! Jesus never said, “I’m sorry, but you will have to wait until you get to Heaven to get healed”, “You just need to suffer a little more so that you can grow spiritually.”, “God is trying to teach you something through this sickness.”. Nor did yes ever impart sickness! Religions teaches us that God uses sickness, but the Bible does not reflect that! The bible shows Jesus demonstrating the will of God every time He comes into contact with a sick person and the result is always HEALING!!! The works of Jesus give us a clear view of God’s will to bring healing and wholeness to the earth, because the Son only does what He first saw His Father doing. Look at Matthew 12:22-28 A kingdom divide can not stand. If Jesus is the reflection of The Father on earth and, by His own admission multiple times, only does what He sees the Father do and only says what He hears the Father say, THEN WE MUST CONCLUDE THAT HEALING IS ALWAYS THE WILL OF GOD! Healing is as much apart of the atonement as forgiveness of sin! Isaiah 53:4-5 NKJV 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.[4] Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. [5] But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. The word translated “griefs” is the Hebrew word meaning “sickness, disease, malady, anxiety, calamity.” The word translated “sorrows” is the Hebrew word meaning “pain and mental anguish.” The word translated healed is the Hebrew word: Rafa, as in Jehova-Rapha. Always used in reference to physical healing. Isaiah prophetically refers to Jesus as a “Man of pains and acquainted with sickness ” Isaiah prophesied a complete redemption: Spirit, soul (mind will and emotions) and body. Matthew 8:14-17 NKJV [14] Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. [15] So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. [16] When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, [17] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.” Matthew said, he did all these things “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, “He himself took our infinities and bore our sickness.” When you study out the word “fulfill” you will find it often applies to an action that extends throughout the whole church age. Jesus healing during His time on earth wasn’t the fulfillment in total, it was the beginning. If He is still saving and cleansing of sin, He is still saving and healing bodies. Jesus began with His actions while on earth, but he solidified and completed with the cross and resurrection. 1 Peter 2:24 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. Isaiah and Peter were looking at redemption from two different vantage points. Isaiah and Peter were looking at redemption from two different vantage points. Isaiah, looking forward to what Jesus would do, said, “we are healed.” Peter, looking back at what Christ has already accomplished, said, “ye were healed.” Healing for my body is just as much an accomplished fact in Redemption as is the forgiveness of my sins! The provision for healing is just as much part of Redemption as is the provision for forgiveness. Both provisions have been made for everyone, because of what Jesus has already accomplished. Isaiah prophesied it, Jesus demonstrated it during His life on earth and sealed, Peter pointed us back to it. Isaiah was looking forward to what Jesus WOULD do, Peter was looking back at what Jesus HAD done! Saved/SOZO Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” When we read this verse we have been trained to automatically associate it with salvation, meaning the forgiveness of sins. Mark 5:21-32 21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed (SOZO), and she will live.” 24 So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. 25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” (SOZO) 29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the [a]affliction. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?” 31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” 32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” James 5:14-15 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. If healing is part of the atoning work if Jesus, then it is past tense and we must approach it as such! Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. Grace makes it available, faith makes it possible! We have to appropriate healing the same way we appropriate forgiveness… BY FAITH! Appropriate; to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: to take to or for oneself; take possession of. Jesus appropriated the price He paid toward healing. We must appropriate, take possession of, healing for ourselves by faith! Jesus dealt with sin and sickness the same way.. He removed it as part of redemption. Jesus Redemptive work was a complete work. Jesus took our sins and sickness upon Himself. He took our sickness upon Himself. Since Jesus bore my sins, I don’t have to bare them. Sense Jesus bore my sickness, I don’t have got bare them! He didn’t just cover them, He removed them! If healing is part of redemption: Its God’s will that all are saved. Forgiven. It’s His will that none should parish. It is always God’s will for us to be healed. If healing is part of redemption, it is an established truth that we should believe and act upon. It is past tense and too be received.

John 4:4 tells us that Jesus HAD to pass through Samaria. Why does that matter? Who were the Samaritans? Join us this episode as we take a closer look!

Why is there a naked demoniac running among the tombs? What is the spiritual climate in the Gerasenes (or Gadarenes)? Why does the demoniac fall down before Jesus? Had the disciples heard about this man? What about all those pigs? Mark 5:1-20 20 min. Photo by Forest Simon on Unsplash

There are so many things that we have to do. Pay the bills, get to work, feed the kids. But what if the things that we have to do distract us from what we really HAVE to do. How do we not miss the important within the business of the urgent? Today Jacob unpacks what Jesus HAD to do and what that means for us.

Jesus HAD to go through Samaria? Geographically speaking, he really didn’t. So that must imply something pertaining to his ministry. The Jews didn’t view the Samaritans as kin at all. In fact, they largely despised them. But the roots of the...

Jesus HAD to go through Samaria? Geographically speaking, he really didn’t. So that must imply something pertaining to his ministry. The Jews didn’t view the Samaritans as kin at all. In fact, they largely despised them. But the roots of the...

Jesus Had to go through Samaria

Jesus Had to go through Samaria

A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke while He walked alongside us. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com. Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm your host Richard Agee. Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. It really is true. Best to never entangle yourself, just as Jesus taught us. Scripture John 18:23 Jesus: If I have spoken incorrectly, why don't you point out the untruths that I speak? Why do you hit Me if what I have said is correct? Devotional Do you remember the game called gossip? As many as are in the crowd, usually a dozen or more, sit in a circle First person whispers something in the ear of the person next to them The message is passed along around the circle See just how accurate the story is at the end of the circle Usually not very accurate Gossip is a game but it's worse in real life Little fibs that are told to one person or another Can't remember what's been told when it isn't the truth The fib changes from time to time because it was fabricated Get caught in the lie and then reputation suffers as integrity is damaged Jesus faced the high priest in trial Teachings were public Many probably recorded His teachings and took them back to the priests to argue about what He taught Never could win the arguments against what He said Always based in scripture which He knew better than they Challenged their authority because of His knowledge and actions to back up His knowledge Just look at My record Show me where I've misspoken Point out the untruths that I've told the crowds Give an example of something I've taught that is contradictory to the scriptures Give evidence that supports the need for punishment None could be found Even witnesses paid to lie could not hold up to cross examination by the high priest Farce of a trial had to stand some scrutiny for Pilate to execute Jesus Had to have some evidence and some reasonable facsimile of fairness Nothing Jesus had said or taught could be used against Him Everything Jesus said was true and right Everything the prosecutors brought before the priests failed to meet the standards for any punishment, much less death Jesus always shared truth Many didn't like what He said, but He gave them the truth Today, many do not like what Christians say, but we must share the truth Only the truth can free us from the guilt of sin If you want to learn more about my church, you can find us at SAF.church. If you like the devotional, share it with someone. If you don't, tell me. I hope you'll join me again tomorrow for "A Little Walk with God."  

Jesus Had to Leave to Send His Spirit. As Christians, we need to be able to articulate why we believe what we believe. Join Michael Easley as he explores and explains Christian theology in this 13-episode series, originally given to the students and faculty at Moody Bible Institute.

Peterson Toscano, using wit, humor & theater, illuminates non-conforming gender roles in the Bible, reclaiming existence for a variety of folks ignored & silenced by the mainstream. With his winning humor and incisive vision, Peterson found acceptance for his revolutionary insights when presenting at the joint 2012 conference of the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion. His newest theater production is Jesus Had 2 Daddies.

Tara Ross talks about the assault on our Electoral College and the political influence of Iowa.   Lisa Bedford is the Survivor Mom...prepper advice.   Con Bob McEwen explains what's busted and inspires us to fix it.  Dan Gainor explains the "Jesus Had a Wife" scam.   Broadcasting from Dallas at the Marconi Awards.