Letting God speak
Matthew 9:18 – 22 ESV While He was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. And Jesus rose and followed him, with His disciples. And behold, a woman who had …
Matthew 9:16-17 ESV No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new …
Matthew 9:14-15 ESV Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them …
Ephesians 5:20 ESV giving thanks always and for everything to God … On Thanksgiving it is traditional to state what one is thankful for. We all have many things for which we can be thankful. Even in the midst of stress or crisis we can always find good things for which we can give thanks. …
Matthew 9:10-13 ESV And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when He heard it He said, …
Matthew 9:9 ESV As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed Him. Matthew was a tax collector. That meant he was an agent of the Roman Government. Most Jews would have considered him a …
John 16:33 ESV I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. A short while ago my sister-in-law died from cancer. Today, a dear friend just told me she had been diagnosed with her 2nd …
Matthew 9:1-8 ESV And getting into a boat He crossed over to His own city. And behold, some people brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take heart my son, your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to …
In my last blog entry, I talked about demonic activity. The last thing I said was that I do not believe that demons can inhabit Christians, but they can attack and oppress Believers. Some readers may not understand the concept of demonic attack. Since I have experienced this type of demonic attack, perhaps an account …
Matthew 8:28 – 34 ESV And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have …