1 Cor.2:14 – Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the revelations of God’s Spirit, for they make no sense to him. He can’t understand the revelations of the Spirit because they are only discovered by the illumination of the Spirit. The things of the Spirit are obviously foolishness to the lost or perishing …
Jn.9:15 – Then the Pharisees asked the man, “How did you have your sight restored?” He replied, “A man anointed my eyes with clay, then I washed, and now I can see for the first time in my life!” The story of the man born blind is about more than just physical blindness. What the …
Jn.9:6,7 – Then Jesus spat on the ground and made some clay with his saliva. Then he anointed the blind man’s eyes with the clay. And he said to the blind man, “Now go and wash the clay from your eyes in the ritual pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed his face and …
Jn.9:6,7 – Then Jesus spat on the ground and made some clay with his saliva. Then he anointed the blind man’s eyes with the clay. And he said to the blind man, “Now go and wash the clay from your eyes in the ritual pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed his face and …
John 5:5,6 – Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” This poor paralyzed man was really without hope. He had …
Acts 1:8 – But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. I think the baptism in the Holy Spirit is hugely underestimated and underemphasized in much of the church …
Heb.12:5- And have you forgotten his encouraging words spoken to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t underestimate the value of the discipline and training of the Lord God, or get depressed when he has to correct you. That really goes without saying, no one likes to be disciplined. The times we live …
John 5:2,3 – Inside the city near the Sheep Gate there is a pool called in Aramaic, The House of Loving Kindness….Hundreds of sick people were lying there on the porches—the paralyzed, the blind, and the crippled, all of them waiting for their healing. This story of the miracle pool of water called Bethesda has …
Jn.5:8 – Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” Only Jesus tells us to do things that we could never possibly do. This reminds me of the famous words of Augustine, “Lord, command what you will but give what you command”. This man could not possibly walk but he was commanded …
Jn.5:5,6 – Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” How much longer do I have to wait? The man in …
