Jesus and the disciples sang Psalms 113-118 at the Last Passover/Supper. In this Psalm Jesus invites us to praise our Great God who humbles Himself to see the plight of…
As we continue to study "eternal life", we understand it is God's presence in us now, saving us for an eternal existence with Him when we leave earth. For now…
Jesus became one of us to model what God expects from His people. Here Jesus serves His disciples (again!) and commands them to follow His example of loving them. How…
Jesus humbled Himself to become lone of us. That means He grew as we all grow, in physical statute but also in spiritual qualities (even though He was perfect!). He…
Jesus issues a new challenge to His hearers. While He's been warning them about the Pharisees' misleading teaching, He here warns them don;t be like them and be a critical…
Jesus speaks to the people about their need to get rid of this 'eye for eye' retaliation attitude when insulted or hurt. Instead He says, respond in kindness and service.…
Jesus continues to 'bless' His hearers by showing them God wants to bless them according to their heart condition not the externals, which is what the Pharisees taught the people…
Jesus says blessed are the merciful. Mercy is an act of compassion shown to those (all of us) who don't deserve it. This is exactly what God does for us.…
In the first two beatitudes Jesus begins to show us how God desires to bless us. Not by keeping external traditions, like the Pharisees but through the inner working of…
The apostle Paul continues to teach on the living sacrifice, renewed mindset for disciples of Jesus. here he wants us to change the way we think about government. Paul was…
