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When the Miracle Gets Messy
2 Kings 5:9-15a, ESV So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.” But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper. Are not Abana
Judged by Man, Justified by Jesus
Matthew 26:6-13, ESV Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. For yo
Jesus' First Words from the Cross Say it All
Luke 23:33-34a, 39-42, ESV And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “ Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do .” … One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed j
Jesus Wept...Twice?
Luke 19:36-37, 41-42, ESV As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road. And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: …. As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.” The account of Palm Sunday is recorded in
Sometimes the Do's are Harder than the Do-Not's
Psalm 119:112, ESV incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end. Matthew 7:24, NIV “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” James 1:22-25, NIV Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says…But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they wi
Seeing Beyond Our Own Borders
Ephesians 6:18b, ESV …keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, NIV I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Peter 5:9, ESV Resist him [the devil], firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your br


