Servants working in a kitchenFree Creative Commons image via Flickr 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 12 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of …
Category: God
Great High Priest
A model of the Jerusalem Temple 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 11 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but …
The Door of the Sheep & The Good Shepherd
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 10 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep, I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep,John 10:7 and John 10:11 I wrote about these back in 2016: I am …
Faithful and True
A Russian battle tank 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 9 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.Revelation 19:11 "The first casualty of war is the truth," is a saying often attributed to …
Deliverer
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 8 You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 This post is about hope. Hope because of the letter s. The passage …
Cornerstone
Cornerstone - Picture from Wikimedia Commons 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 7 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.---...therefore thus says the Lord God,“Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone,a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will …
Beloved Son
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 6 and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:16-17 The feast of the Baptism of Jesus is celebrated on 6th January, …
Bread of Life
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 5 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.John 6:35 I have written about this before, in 2016. It took me two posts to do it. Here they are, …
The Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith
A mosaic of Jesus 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 4 Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 12:2 This passage can be …
Advocate
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 3 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.1 John 2:1 ESVUK. Obviously I didn't know my Bible well enough. I …
Making an ass of myself 