Download PDF The Parable of the Lost Sheep 1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. Jesus said “He who has ears to hear let him hear” and whenever Jesus was seen to go somewhere, large crowds would gather to see him and Jesus would use the opportunity not just to heal and save,[…]
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Short Study – The Good Samaritan
Download PDF 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” The lawyer asked a very good question even though it was done in an attempt to trap Jesus. We all at times will think about eternity and it is a very important subject. We were created to be[…]
Read moreShort Study – Jonah Chapter 3 and 4
Download PDF Quick refresh on last week. A little of what we should have leared: Jonah is a type of Christ whom Jesus Christ personally mentions. This confirms Jonah is a real story.The first verse basically says “Jonah the son of Amittai (Truth)” which is confirmation the story is True. Innocent blood was spilled by the wicked and sinful city[…]
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Download PDF Gospel of Matthew 12:38-40 Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But Jesus answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation ask for a sign, and no sign will be given except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and[…]
Read moreSome Truth about Halloween
What do you guys think Halloween is about? Today, Halloween is often a troublesome time for communities, when people go out committing crime and vandalism, dressed up as the dead and knocking on your door threatening “Trick or Treat” unless you give them what they want – The police record an increase in crimes during Halloween, and they think it[…]
Read moreTruth is accounted as Righteousness
If you know something is True you should automatically believe in it – wouldn’t you? Why wouldn’t you believe in the Truth? We don’t expect a reward for believing in something that is True, but Jesus is the Truth and for simply believing the Truth, amazingly it is accounted to us as Righteousness by God – and it is His[…]
Read moreMatthew 15:16 – Are you also still without understanding?
In the reading of these parables I began to feel a bit overwhelmed, we should read these parables not only with a mindset of ‘Jesus spoke them to the men of two millennia ago’ but read them as if Jesus is talking to us now. These parables are warning us of things that are very applicable today and it tells[…]
Read more1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 – The Day of the Lord
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus[…]
Read moreMatthew 5:13 – You are the salt of the earth
By David Pawson – this teaching is worth listening to over and over again …. a very important word for today. Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. (NKJV) Luke[…]
Read moreJesus is the Golden Gate
“The Golden Gate” also known as the “Gate of Mercy and Beautiful Gate” is one of eight main Gates that allow entry into Jerusalem through the city walls, it is referred to mostly as the Eastern Gate because naturally it faces East. The Gate faces the Mount of Olives and was the main Gate leading to the Temple. It is[…]
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