When you consider the importance of the family in Jewish society, you can imagine how radical Christ's words must have sounded. The Israelites expected Him to bring back Israel's lost…
In this early section of Mark, we see Jesus showing God’s intent for the Sabbath as it pertains to those in need. As a result, He is met with resistance…
A member of the Jewish Sanhedrin visited Jesus at night. Jesus used their ensuing conversation to present some of the most significant teaching in all the gospels.
We may never fully understand all that happened on the day of Pentecost when the Church was born, but we should seek to understand it, respond to it, and let…
Like Mary, mothers ponder events throughout their children's lives. The experience of becoming a mother often awakens many God-planted ideas; these then are fertilized by the emotions which spring from…
Christ had spoken about peace in chapter 14:27; now He mentions love and joy. Love, joy, and peace are the first three of the fruits of God's Spirit. Our abiding…
Without agrarian experience, we miss much in Jesus' metaphor about the vine and the branches. Next week we'll look closer and see how it helps us better understand the Trinity…
Many of those who listened to Jesus were well acquainted with the life of a shepherd, so He used their knowledge of the shepherd and the sheep to illustrate his…
Jesus, in the closing moments of His life on earth, gave His disciples the ringing challenge of the Great Commission. Luke sums it up as follows: "You are witnesses of…