- over demons - Jesus introed his words of commissioning with: ‘All the authority of the universe has been given to me.’ He then proceeded, with the fullest confidence, to…
- over sickness - As Jesus’ resurrection continued to rattle the timid souls of his disciples, they were each obliged to revisit, in their minds, the many mystifying things they’d…
- over nature - With his death and resurrection, Jesus had unquestionably given proof to the disciples of his divine mastery. During the following 40 days, surreal though they were,…
- over temptation - During the 40 days following his Resurrection, Jesus revisited his teachings so his disciples would more clearly know him and love him and believe him. They…
(The God Who Sees) Jesus submitted himself to the ultimate test. An enormous stone shut him away from the land of the living, but he burst out of the tomb…
Jesus was, from birth, fully God, fully man (the theological term of the phenomenon is a fancy-sounding term, Hypostatic Union, meaning in simple English, two natures, one person). As an…
As the reality of Jesus being the long-awaited Messiah began to sink in, his disciples faced a new and challenging reality – Jesus voiced a deep desire to be close…
Jesus returned to the Father just as he told the disciples he would. He sent the Holy Spirit in an unmistakable way, just as he told the disciples he would.…
Jesus, and the entire duration of his ministry, was a revelation of the Father’s plan. The disciples, and the crowds, often missed the truths constantly being opened up for them,…
The unleashing of the Holy Spirit was a great pushing forward. It pushed the disciples forward along a path with no clear next steps. It pushed crowds of new believers…
The Pentecost pyrotechnics in that upper room were the prelude, not the main event. They signaled the birthing of Jesus’ church and brought his disciples front and center in a…
PENTECOST SUNDAY The Pentecost Event was an incisive Kingdom invasion, with Jesus not waiting for the disciples to attain to a state of full readiness. It was clearly a ready-or-not…