Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Comforting Presence
In times of distress, familiar faces offer strength beyond description. They provide comfort for the deep feelings of loneliness setting in from the loss.
Martha and Mary were surrounded by friends and mourners who comforted them when their brother Lazarus died (John 11:19). Then the One they most longed to see, Jesus, came and wept with them.
In loss of any kind, Jesus always gives His comforting presence. We must do the same.
Often the best comfort is just being there.
Martha and Mary were surrounded by friends and mourners who comforted them when their brother Lazarus died (John 11:19). Then the One they most longed to see, Jesus, came and wept with them.
In loss of any kind, Jesus always gives His comforting presence. We must do the same.
Often the best comfort is just being there.
4:58 PM
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Abide in Christ
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. (John 15:4)
- How is behavior altered?
- Both reason and will are important in making moral decisions and exercising self-control.
- But neither of them has proven very effective in changing behavior.
- In other words, information alone is not powerful enough to transform behavior.
- As Jesus’ followers, we want to grow and change spiritually.
- Many years ago, the Lord Jesus told His disciples how that could happen.
- He said, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me”.
- Jesus is the Vine and we, His followers, are the branches.
- We are utterly helpless and spiritually ineffective apart from Him.
- Jesus transforms us spiritually and reproduces His life in us, as we abide in Him.
- A change in behavior always begins with Jesus changing our heart.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Liberty Comes From Jesus
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
(Luke 4:18)
Real liberty comes from Jesus only. Only Jesus can give liberty to the captives.
It is a liberty righteously bestowed. Jesus, the Heir of all things, has a right to make men free. He had secured their salvation.
It is a liberty dearly purchased. Jesus bought it by his blood.
It is a liberty freely given. Jesus saves us just as we are, without our help or merit.
It is a liberty done forever.
Let our liberty be practically exhibited in our serving God with gratitude and delight.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Beginning Of The Good News
Mark 1:1
Mark called the Lord “Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God”.
The Lord is called Jesus, which means “Jehovah is Salvation”. This is His human name. This declares His Person. It reveals the reason why the Lord came into this world. He came to save lost sinners (Matt. 1:21; Luke 19:10).
The Lord is called “Messiah or Christ”, or “the Anointed One”. This declares His Position. Jesus is the One Who will deliver His people from their enemies.
The Lord is called “the Son of God”. This declares His Power. Jesus is a man, but not an ordinary man. He is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14).
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Mark called the Lord “Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God”.
The Lord is called Jesus, which means “Jehovah is Salvation”. This is His human name. This declares His Person. It reveals the reason why the Lord came into this world. He came to save lost sinners (Matt. 1:21; Luke 19:10).
The Lord is called “Messiah or Christ”, or “the Anointed One”. This declares His Position. Jesus is the One Who will deliver His people from their enemies.
The Lord is called “the Son of God”. This declares His Power. Jesus is a man, but not an ordinary man. He is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14).
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- Jesus is truly human. He has a human name, “Jesus”.
- Jesus is truly divine. He is the promised Messiah. He is the Son of God.
- Jesus is truly unique. He is both humanity and deity in one Person.
- Jesus is the true source of Good News.
- Jesus alone is the source of salvation!
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