The Word of Life

I John 1:1a – “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,…” John immediately establishes that he and the other apostles are reporting eyewitness testimony.  The Gospel is not some second, third, fourth, nth hand rumor.  It is not some fairy tale.  It isn’t a fiction devised to take advantage of others.  It is the absolute truth as experienced by real people. “…which... 

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- Bible Study- 6

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- Bible Study- 6 Narrated In 1 Gospel Gospel Of Luke And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, `Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’ “And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. “But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the... 

In the Beginning …

I don’t know which came first: the angels, the earthquakes, the times I used to fly. The times with my grandmother going through family photo albums, where she would make stories of each picture.  Time spent with my head snug on my aunt’s warm chest.  Time spent playing with Ali, my youngest uncle on my father’s side – when he would lift me into the air and throw me over his shoulders.  He always wore these thick... 

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- Bible Study- 5

Narrated In 1 Gospel Gospel Of Mark They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” Once more Jesus put his hands... 

God and Time in The Epistle of 1 John

The apostle John tells us a great deal about the nature of God in his first letter.  And he wastes no time getting to it. I John 1:1 – “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched — this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.” ‘That which was from the beginning…” This first phrase begs the question: The beginning... 

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- A Bible Study- 4

Narrated In 1 Gospel Gospel Of Mark Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man. After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.... 

Who is my Family?

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God,... 

Chaos – A Dream from God

This details a dream I had about Christ, church, and chaos. In the dream, I was in a large church and I was excited to be there because I expected to meet a good, old friend of mine who did not yet know Christ. I had been expecting him to come to church, but as it turned out, he was not there. That was my motivation at first for going to this particular church, but once I got there, I focused simply on the moment instead... 

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- A Bible Study- 3

Narrated In 1 Gospel Gospel Of Mathew After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” “Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and... 

Miracles Of Jesus In The Gospels- A Bible Study- 2

Narrated in one gospel only In the Gospel of Matthew: While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.” (Matthew 9:32-34) This... 

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