The glory and worship John reveals in the Book of Revelation shows us many ways of giving glory to God. Reading, pondering and saying them glorifies God and builds us up in our spirit and gives spiritual fervency to our worship. Revelation 1:4 Yochanan (John), to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you … [Read more…]
Giving first hand to brothers and sisters of Jesus is far better than delegating such giving. Jesus makes this quite clear. Well placed giving 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him … [Read more…]
In order to understand “eat the Lord’s Supper” we must first understand what Jesus meant when he told his disciples he desired to “eat this Passover.” “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it … [Read more…]
Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 2 takes from Matthew 10 giving us the commissioning words Jesus spoke to His Twelve disciples when He sent out the 12 apostles. When Jesus sent them out, He gave them authority “over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness” (Mt 10:1). With that, … [Read more…]
Christ in you, the hope of glory ”God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27). Paul made that mystery known to the saints in Colossae, and to us. He revealed the mystery so we can understand it. Here, … [Read more…]
In the Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 1, we hear Messiah Jesus introduce the Gospel of the Kingdom with Beatitudes–the heart we should have to follow Him. We should feel as poor as the destitute rather than rich in our own moral power to serve God. Jesus says the poor have the kingdom of God. In … [Read more…]
Paul exhorted the Colossians and us, “set your mind on the things that are above” (Colossians 3:2). Above By “above,” Paul was referring to heaven and heavenly things, not the things that are on earth. Since we have been born again, born of the Spirit, we can see the kingdom of God and can enter … [Read more…]
From Adams fall until the resurrection of Jesus, the presence of God with His people was perceived with their body and soul—flesh. The presence of God was shown to his people in many different ways his people could perceive that way. The presence of God was shown to Noah by his voice. To Abraham by … [Read more…]
In the new covenant, we perceive the presence of God with our spirit, soul and body, for we have been born again as new creatures, created in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:10). From Adams fall until the resurrection of Jesus, the presence of God with His people Israel was perceived with their body and soul. About … [Read more…]
“In the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory” Matthew 19:27-30 (Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30) Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” Yeshua said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the … [Read more…]