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 …
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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 …
Alpha & Omega
A cross containing the Alpha and Omega letters 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 2 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the …
Who is Jesus?
40 names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent Starting on Ash Wednesday in two day's time I shall attempt 40 posts on 40 names of Jesus given is scripture. Will I find any cantradictions? I sincerely hope so, because finding things that clash is what makes me think. Roll on Wednesday.
What goes in and what comes out — Matthew 15:10–14
The concern of Jesus — part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 13 This passage is personal to me because of how it has been used in the past. I goes something like this. If I am walking with a cup of tea and someone knocks into me what spills out is not tomato …
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Herod’s Birthday party — Matthew 14:6–12
The withdrawal of the King — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 4 At the end of this passage Jesus withdraws, devastated at the loss of a close relative and one of the few people who supported him. Killed on the whim of a corrupt political leader as a present for his step …
We know who you are — Matthew 13:53–58
The withdrawal of the King — part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 2 This is a new section of Matthew's gospel, each section except the last one contains a narative sevtion followed by a teaching section and starts with the words "when Jesus had finished this" or something very similar. This is the …
Making an ass of myself 