It is well with my soul Scripture Text: Romans 8:18-39 From Suffering to Glory 18*For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

Psalm 46. As you know, last time we started to look at the book of Haggai – I gave a bit of an introduction, and today I was going to have a look at chapter one. However …. in the meantime there has been a bit of a shakeup and all my preparation was on a computer which didn’t work because there was no…

In Matthew 10, Jesus chooses his 12 disciples, and then sends them out to announce the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven. But he warns them: not everyone will be happy with this message. Humanity has been in rebellion against God since the Fall of Adam and Eve, and by identifying themselves with Christ, his disciples will find themselves in conflict with many who insist on continuing that rebellion. We, too, find ourselves in conflict, if we wish to identify with Christ. How should we handle this? What does Jesus offer? How can peace come out of conflict?

The Lord says "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matt 10:34. This sword is here for us to use as well. Praise God!!

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that…

1 When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.…

An overview of the book of Matthew. The eight "elephant bites"

12/20/2020

Introduction : 9 The substantive εἰρηνοποιοί, “peacemakers,” of the seventh beatitude occurs only here in the NT (the verb of the same stem occurs in Col 1:20 ). In the context of the beatitudes, the point would seem to be directed against the Zealots, the Jewish revolutionaries who hoped through violence…

Have you ever convinced yourself it was okay to make a purchase you didn’t really need? Maybe we decide we deserve it. Maybe we’ve seen someone else with it, and envied it. Or, it’s been a rough week, and we know it will make us happy for a moment. But then that moment fades. We get home, and that object…

Intro La paz os dejo, mi paz os doy; yo no os la doy como el mundo la da. No se turbe vuestro corazón, ni tenga miedo. El mundo que vivimos es prestado. Las cosas de esta tierra son de aqui, regalados por Dios hacia el hombre. El matrimonio, el trabajar, el construir casa y propiedades. Todo eso lo regalo…