Smyrna – (2 of 7) As the ‘firstborn from the dead,’ Jesus is literally the victorious, living proof of life after death. He is Lord of Lords and King of…
Ephesus (1 of 7) Jesus introduced the Kingdom of his Father to as many as he could reach. He demonstrated it through miracles and parables and his own lifestyle and…
Jesus’ disciples, after three years of walking with him, watching him teach, heal, and interact with the crowds, often were left befuddled by him. Plus, his miracles! Only Peter, James…
The early Church lived an uprooted and overturned life, while the world around them stayed rigidly unchanged, ignorant of the new life Jesus offered. And the old life was seriously…
Jesus’ offering of his body to suffering, death and burial, caused mistaken, short-lived, celebration in Hell and permanent, full-on angelic rejoicing in the courts of Heaven. The gates, which had…
Matthew 22:34-40; Matthew 6:22-24 – ________________the Priority of the Kingdom James 4:1-6 –______________________the Priority of the Kingdom Ephesians 5:1-14 –__________________the Priority of the Kingdom
Much of what Jesus taught his disciples had to pass through the filter of their current cultural understanding, where his lessons would frequently get stuck. Many times, the disciples failed…
When God’s Majesty is seen accommodating the relative inferiority of mankind, it staggers the (human) imagination. Pondering the ever-expanding universe alongside the miniscule planet on which we live is equally…
We have become the righteousness of God in Christ. He declares us flawless in his eyes. He, right now, sees us as His completed masterworks – His Magnum Opus. We…
Life in the Kingdom of God is lived in stark contrast with life in the ‘kingdom’ of unredeemed people. The differences were constantly highlighted by Jesus’ way of life, his…
