Who is Jesus? Part 31 - The Son of God, the King of Israel Nathanael's story—A poem within a poem I have called this look at the Gospel according to John, "Who is Jesus?" for a reason. One of the main purposes of the Gospel is to reveal who Jesus is. In the quote below, …
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Who is Jesus? Part 28 - Peter The power to become American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson was not the first to be called "The Rock". That privilege goes to Simon, and the nickname is given by Jesus himself. 42 He [Andrew]brought him [Simon] to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “So you are Simon …
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We have found him, part 1 Who is Jesus? part 27—John 1:40-41 It's just eight days after Ascension Day, last Thursday, and I’m filled with joy reflecting on that moment. In my post for that day, I shared the idea that when Jesus ascended, he didn’t disappear into a distant Heaven; instead, he resides in …
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The prayers of Paul We are still in the opening prayer of Paul in his first letter to Timothy. The short version is that prayer should be for all by all. For a slightly longer version, read on. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him …
The prayers of Paul In part 1 we looked at Paul's argument that the law is good, it shows where dangers lie but it does not transform lives. The Gospel shows the glory of God in Jesus and Jesus transforms people. Paul sets out in the prayer about how his life has been transformed. This …
The prayers of Paul 1 Timothy 1:12-17 part 1 v 12 This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated with the first letter to that destination. …
Psalms of the Sons of Korah In the last psalm,Psalm 46, verse 10 says, "be still and know that I am God." Two verses later Psalm 47:1 says, "Shout to God. Why this contrast? My thought is that Psalms 46 and 47 are companion psalms. Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard, FREE Community Edition. 2015-09-10 22:54:04Z …
A woe is a curse. In the context of Matthew 23. These woes match with the beatitudes, those short sayings at the beginning of the sermon on the mount in Matthew chapter 5. The Greek is οὐαί, meaning not only woe, but also alas, not words we use a lot these days. Jesus is not …
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Agents of change transformation and reconciliation Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 27th October 2019 "Ponder anew." Two words from a hymn at the beginning of the service. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, or in other words, keep on thinking about what God has done and what he can do. This is what struck me …
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Hoseenu Names of God - part 55 Our maker 40 Blogs of Lent: 40 The same meaning in English as last week's blog on this, but it is not really the same thing at all. Eloah 'Ashah was about a God who created me, Hoseenu is about transformation. Like a potter takes a lump of …
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