By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Proverbs 24:3,4 Not everyone has been blessed with wisdom, understanding and knowledge, but it is available to all of us. James tells us, ‘If any of you lacks wisdom, let him… Continue reading A Grand Design
Month: April 2022
The Great Commission
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19,20 The Great Commission certainly lives… Continue reading The Great Commission
“Follow Me”
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus Loved following them [and] he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” John 21:20 During the forty days following the resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples on a few different occasions - to Mary on that first morning, with the two going to Emmaus, twice in… Continue reading “Follow Me”
Heart on Fire
They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32 Following the Resurrection, two of those who had followed Jesus were walking from Jerusalem to a village called Emmaus. Not surprisingly, they were talking about everything… Continue reading Heart on Fire
Love Without End
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. John 19:26 What a journey for Mary, from miraculous birth to excruciating… Continue reading Love Without End
What It Means to Serve
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:5 As the Passover meal was a private gathering of Jesus and his disciples, there was no-one playing the part of host and there were no servants to… Continue reading What It Means to Serve
Fully Prepared
And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” Mark 14:12 From the beginning of his ministry, when he was led into the desert to be tempted by the devil, until… Continue reading Fully Prepared
Learning and then Doing
“By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” John 15:8 The final lessons from Jesus would be poured out during the next seven days and, for the disciples, the privilege of sitting at the Lord’s feet was drawing to an end. Their literal baptism-by-fire was… Continue reading Learning and then Doing
Lifted Up
“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” John 12:32 Jesus used this phrase a few times, not only to tell of his death but also of the manner in which he would die. When speaking to Nicodemus he said, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in… Continue reading Lifted Up
The Time Was Right
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Matthew 26:6 Six days before Passover, Jesus and his disciples were at Bethany and they had… Continue reading The Time Was Right
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