Abide in Me and I in you Jesus calls. We abide in Messiah Jesus in the deep, enduring and fruitful relationship through his grace and truth and love he instills within us by His Spirit. The apostle John explained who Messiah Jesus is starting in John 1. 1 In the beginning was the Word/Logos/Messiah, and the … [Read more…]
Live a noble life noble life among the people of the world. “Dear friends, I urge you, as guests and strangers in the world: Refuse to do what the body wants, because its appetites fight against the soul. Live a noble life among the people of the world, that instead of accusing you of doing … [Read more…]
Messiah Jesus reveals love as the basis for deep and enduring kingdom relationships through his words, life and actions on this this earth. On the night of Passover, the night he went to the cross, Jesus arose from the supper and washed the disciples feet. Jesus washes his disciples feet 1 Now before the feast of … [Read more…]
The Holy Spirit comforts, teaches and empowers us, and gives all who follow Messiah Jesus the tender love, care and consolation Jesus rendered to his followers while he walked on this earth Jesus told his disciples how that would come about on the day of the last Passover he would celebrate with them (John 13:1-4), … [Read more…]
The Promise of the Messiah was given to Isaiah many years before the birth of Jesus. He prophesies the birth of Jesus, His name and His kingdom. For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, … [Read more…]
Jesus taught right living as we see in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When Jesus was just beginning His public ministry, He began what we call the Sermon on the Mount saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Throughout the next 3 years, He preached the Gospel of … [Read more…]
It takes God given guts to be salt and light in this dark world. Jesus had God given guts. He is our example. After proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of God and enduring much persecution for 3 years, Jesus endured the cross for us. Pointing to the faith of those who went before us, … [Read more…]
Close relating was once the norm in the Messiah’s body. Messiah’s followers were family, friends and neighbors. They often gathered for a meal or for the Lord’s Supper in each other’s homes. They were face to face across the table and spoke highly of the Messiah with one an other, shared their lives, hugged and … [Read more…]
The power of God’s grace is revealed in Zechariah 4:7, during the building of the Second Temple. “Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.” Back in 1834 Albert Barnes provided the most profound insight … [Read more…]
God’s wrath comes on unbelievers, for they are hostile toward God. “For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God’s Torah, neither indeed can it be. Those who are … [Read more…]