-our Exemplar- Jesus’ cousin, John, called the Baptizer, was an eleventh-hour miracle for the elderly priest Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth. His unusual name, the prophetic words spoken about him,…
God’s love, grace, and mercy were fully manifested in the person and ministry of Jesus. Plan ‘A’ was on startling display in His Son and was causing cheering, confusion and…
From an outsider perspective, Jesus’ ministry appeared to be ill-fated – no formal training, no Jerusalem connection, randomly chosen, questionable students, no headquarters, no support. Add to this, angering, early…
Salvation’s provisions have been completed. Jesus’ glory has been revealed. Instructions for life and ministry have been lined out. Holy Spirit teaching and encouragement and correction are ongoing. Promises of…
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 most intense week in the life of Jesus is kick-started by an intense worship celebration as he makes his way into Jerusalem. There is also intense criticism and intense…
Charles Wesley, struggling to put it into words, wrote: ‘Love divine, all loves excelling.’ Jesus’ family and his Nazareth neighbors, too, must have been in awe of this character trait…
A Pentecost People What we call waiting for God, God calls maturing His children. What we call late or 11th hour answers to prayer, God calls perfect timing. So, the…
As we imagine the disciples’ head-spinning days following the Resurrection, we can also picture the unaltered, laser focus of Jesus. Looking back at his previous interactions, teachings, and examples, one…
New life was a recurring theme of Jesus’ ministry, the life springing up because of his death. Old life was that of fallen humanity, of those weighed down by their…
