The glory of Jesus — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 30 For a change the scribes were right. The disciples Peter, James and John wanted to know why the scribes said that Elijah must come first. It is simple, it is because it was prophesied in their scriptures. Malachi 4:5 says, "Behold, I …
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Names of God – Part 59: The King of Glory
Melek Kabod Names of God - Part 59 The King of Glory This is a blog about donkeys and a man riding through a city gate on one of these strong and stubborn but humble creatures. It is also a blog about a song. That song is old, about 3,000 years old written by a …
Matthew’s Passion: Humiliations
Matthew's Passion: Humiliations 40 Blogs of Lent: 32 Matthew 27:27-31 Jesus has been arrested, tried convicted and sentenced, other than the actual execution, could anything be worse? The answer to that is yes. There are lots of things that could be worse. There is an English proverb that says, "Sticks and stones may break my …
Matthew’s Passion: The anointing
Matthew's Passion: The anointing 40 Blogs of Lent: 13 Matthew 26:6-13 This is one of those intriguing passages of the Bible that the four Evangelists treat differently. Matthew and Mark do not name the woman and have Jesus' head anointed in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper. Luke does not name the woman …
Gold, frankincense and myrrh
The gifts of the wise men. The nativity by Matthew, part 5 I really like the song We Three Kings, but of all the carols I like it has to have used its poetic licence to the limit. Comparing the lyrics with the Gospel account throws up a number of differences, the number of wise …
Wise men?
They were right to do what hey did, these wise men,
To go to see Herod in Jerusalem.
That is where kings lived, so if you wanted to find the child born King of the Jews you would be wise if the first place you went was to the palace of the capital of Judea, where the King of the Jews lived.
Even if the King of the Jews was someone like Herod.
King
The King, and doing stuff 40 blogs of Lent, day 36 Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 10.30 service, 20 March 2016 I'll get the sermon out of the way first. No disrespect to Dick Swindell, the preacher, but sometimes it is the news of what is happening that speaks louder than the preachers words. As I have …
What kind of King? (part 2)
He said... 40 blogs of Lent, day 25 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, …
What kind of King?
Are you a king? 40 blogs of Lent, day 24 Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your …
Making an ass of myself 