When Jesus explained the meaning of the supper, we might consider doing what he did. Continue reading
2011/07/24
by J. Randal
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Category Archives: Jesus Christ
2011/06/10
by J. Randal
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True celebrity
English translation of our Brazilian daily devotional. We start reading the gospel of John today. Join us! Continue reading
2011/02/24
by J. Randal
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Why call me Lord?
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you? Luke 6:46 NET Just talk. That what the person does who calls Jesus Lord without doing what he orders. Without obeying Christ’s commandments, faith is vain. … Continue reading
2011/02/20
by J. Randal
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Jesus follows the crowd?
“Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized.” Luke 3:21a NET At first glance, one might think, from Luke’s words above, that the Lord Jesus just went along with the crowd, since everyone else was being baptized. … Continue reading
2010/11/18
by J. Randal
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Weylan’s ‘Intercession and Mediation’
Our good brother Weylan Deaver has an excellent article on “Intercession and Mediation.” Here’s a hefty part of it, but not near all of it, which deserves calm and careful study. There is nothing in either the concept of intercession … Continue reading
2010/10/15
by J. Randal
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More on the word “Leave”
Today’s devotional homes in on the word “leave” (Gr., apheimei) as Jesus used it in Matthew 15:13-14. It can be taken in several senses. Harold Fowler thought it could be read in four different ways, and his third option seems … Continue reading
2010/10/14
by J. Randal
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Jesus came to bring spiritual healing
Stumbled across this comment on Matthew 12:16 from The Lutheran Study Bible: As on previous occasions (e.g., 9:30), Jesus downplayed His ministry of physical healing so that His disciples would better understand that He came, above all, to bring spiritual … Continue reading
2010/10/01
by J. Randal
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Jesus’ baptism and ours
Preliminary ideas for a sermon on the baptism of Jesus, from Matthew 3:13-17. Here’s the text in the NET Bible: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. 14 But John … Continue reading
2010/09/28
by J. Randal
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Men were waiting for God
William Barclay, in his Daily Study Bible commentary on the gospel of Matthew, wrote, “Men were waiting for God and the desire for God was in their hearts.”* Is it not ever so? Indeed, times there may be, such as … Continue reading
2010/02/14
by J. Randal
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Jesus Lord and Savior
It’s a new “page” on Facebook. You can become a “fan.” It explores in the New Testament this truth: “Jesus is both Lord and Savior. If we want him to save, we must be willing to obey.” The latest note … Continue reading