“Who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 Jesus, in the midst of growing opposition and surrounded by crowds of people who liked him but did not understand him, did an unusual thing. He took his disciples north out of Israel into Gentile territory, to a place called Caesarea Philippi. And in Caesarea Philippi,…
God loved so God gave. He gave His Son so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life in fellowship with Him. Our part is to believe in Jesus.
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28 Paul is giving instructions to the church on how to mature in Jesus.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29 We see three stages in the reaction of people to the resurrection: Doubt, Joy, and Worship. We see these in the women at the tomb; in Peter, John, and the other disciples; in Thomas; in the reaction of the two men on…
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. John 20:18 On the first day of the week, the disciples are scared, hiding, planning, and in fear of the Jews. Only Mary is at the tomb looking for Jesus. Finding the tomb empty,…
23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life…
Sometimes Jesus’ Words seem confusing and may seem in conflict with our limited understanding. However, we are called to believe in faith. Do you believe?
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” John 10:29-30 The Jews ask Jesus to tell them plainly who he is. They probably wanted a sign. Jesus says that he told them but they…