May2018
Look for the rainbows
‘People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses. Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory. When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads,… Read more
May2018
Stand firm
‘You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers and sisters, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me. But not a single hair from your heads will be lost. Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.’ (verses 16-19) Read Luke… Read more
May2018
How much is enough?
Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their gifts in the Temple treasury, and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins. He said, ‘I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others. For the others offered their gifts from what they had to… Read more
May2018
Better things to think about
Jesus answered them, ‘The men and women of this age marry, but the men and women who are worthy to rise from death and live in the age to come will not then marry. They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death.’ (verses… Read more
May2018
Children of God
Those who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s children. For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead the Spirit makes you God’s children, and by the Spirit’s power we cry out to God, ‘Father! My Father!’ God’s Spirit joins himself to our… Read more
May2018
The many voices of God
Praise the LORD’S glorious name; bow down before the Holy One when he appears. The voice of the LORD is heard on the seas; the glorious God thunders, and his voice echoes over the ocean. The voice of the LORD is heard in all its might and majesty. (verses 2-4) Read Psalm 29 I just… Read more
May2018
That dreaded tax office!
‘Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?’ But Jesus saw through their trap and said to them ‘Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?’ ‘The Emperor’s,’ they answered. So Jesus said, ‘Well, then, pay to the Emperor what… Read more
May2018
May2018
Authority
One day when Jesus was in the Temple teaching the people and preaching the Good News, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law, together with the elders, came and said to him, ‘Tell us, what right have you got to do these things? Who gave you this right?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Now let… Read more
May2018
If you only knew
He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you only knew today what is needed for peace! But now you cannot see it! The time will come when your enemies will surround you with barricades, blockade you, and close in on you from every side. They… Read more
