Matthew 8:26a (Jesus) He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” The topography of the Sea of Galilee can change in just a few minutes. Due to the low lying position of the rift valley the sea can be battered with sudden violent storms. The wind blows at the speed of 900...
Category: Spiritual Encouragement
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29 August 2021 – Jesus Did Not Say – Part 3
Mark 6:38 “How many loaves do you have?” He asked. “Go and see.” Jesus did not say go and see how much money you have? He said, how many loaves do you have? Modern version would be “Go and check what you have?” The disciple came back with a little boy’s lunchbox with five loaves...
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28 August 2021 – Jesus Did Not Say – Part 2
Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Jesus did not say, “do unto others as they do unto you”. He did not advocate “tit-for-tat” but to treat others the way that we expect them to treat us. He said, if...
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27 August 2021 – Jesus Did Not Say – Part 1
Mark 9: 34 “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Under the Mosaic law a woman is unclean for seven days during her monthly period. “Whenever a woman has her menstrual period, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her during that time will...
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26 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 7
Luke 17:1 He (Jesus) said to His disciples, “Offenses will certainly come, but woe to the one through whom they come! Jesus warned us that as long as we are alive, offenses will come. It is impossible to live as His disciples without being criticized, ostracized or penalized but He cautioned us not to become...
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25 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 6
2 Kings 24:14 King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land. Injustice, prejudice and malpractice leave us wounded, resentful and offended. The Babylonian conquest strategy was to deport the captives to their...
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24 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 5
Genesis 16:8 “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. Offence isolates. Withdrawal is the immediate reaction to offence. Harboring offence distances us from people and clogs the conduit of divine connection. “Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves...
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23 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 4
Judges 6:13b But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian. Social media and the internet has drastically changed the way we communicate and connect with each other. A tweet can reach millions instantly and news can spread at the speed of light. However text messages, emojis and emails...
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22 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 3
Luke 15:28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. In the Semitic(Middle Eastern) culture the eldest son has a very special position, privileges and power. The firstborn male received a double portion of the family inheritance (Deuteronomy 21:17), special paternal blessing and family...
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21 August 2021 – Offended? – Part 2
John 11:21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. The sisters Mary and Martha were offended by Jesus due to His delayed reaction to their SOS call about their brother’s sickness. When Jesus got the news He was in a place called Bethabara beyond the Jordan (John...