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John, Chapter 6, leads us into another of Jesus' deep, insightful discourses, designed to draw us closer to Him and to a clearer understanding of His kingdom. The setting for this discourse is two-fold: The feeding of the 5000, and Jesus and the storm. The Feeding of...
In Bread of Life, Part 1, we saw that Jesus wants us to desire time with Him for more than just to have our needs met. He wants to help us understand things from a spiritual plane: "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to...
It's black!" "No, it's white!" "Black!" "White!" As the air thickens between my husband and youngest son, I begin to realize something very funny: "Stop, both of you! You're arguing, but you're both right! It's both black and white! It's actually gray!" At this point,...
Our study of the book of Job thus far has revealed a heated argument taking place between Job and his three friends, Bildad, Eliphaz and Shunem. At this point, one would be tempted to ask the following question: If both sides are arguing so heatedly, if both sides are...
In Bread of Life, Part 2, we discovered that Jesus is our "bread", that when we accept His gift of Salvation by Grace, we have our sustenance into life eternal! But more than that, Jesus also gives us freedom from addictions, freedom from worry, power over sickness...
In Bread of Life, Part 3, we discovered that Jesus' discourse on being the Bread of Life is really a true picture to us of God's unending, merciful love, love that reached out to a sinful, dying people who are on a death race to hell, and opened another door. We saw...
(This 4-part study is Study #4 from the series, Studies From the Book of Job. You can access the other studies by clicking here.) Ever popular in our day and age is what has become known as "The Prosperity Doctrine." If you ask a Christian just what this Prosperity...
(This 4-part study is Study #4 from the series, Studies From the Book of Job. You can access the other studies by clicking here.) Last week, in The Prosperity Doctrine Exposed, we saw that the ever-popular "prosperity doctrine" is truly a teaching that reduces the God...
(This 4-part study is Study #4 from the series, Studies From the Book of Job. You can access the other studies by clicking here.) A snow storm was predicted for the other day. It was the first of the season, and it promised to be ugly. Sure enough, the drive to work...
(This 4-part study is Study #4 from the series, Studies From the Book of Job. You can access the other studies by clicking here.) So far in this mini-series, we've seen how this mentality infiltrated the culture in Biblical times, and we're hypothesized that helping...
Chapters 9 and 10 of John record yet another of Jesus' powerful discourses: The Shepherd and His Flock. In order to completely understand the discourse itself, however, we must first take a look at the miracle that preceded it: The healing of a blind man (See John...
Last week, in The Shepherd and His Flock, Part 1, we saw that Jesus' teaching on the Shepherd and His flock is preceded by a powerful miracle: The healing of the blind man. But the man, after his healing find himself excommunicated from the synagogue by the Pharisees!...
Last week, in The Shepherd and His Flock, Part 2, we learned that Jesus was reproaching the Pharisees of being spiritually blind. Why? Because when brought face to face with Truth, they chose to hang on to their pet beliefs. And for this Jesus said, "but now that you...