Luke 23:50-51
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, … and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.
There is another story besides the one about Joseph of Arimathea that comes to mind, and that from Esther, when Mordecai says to her, “….and who knows but [...]
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For This One Act
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged Christ, preparation, story, testimony, way of Jesus, witness on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do I Want to be Well?
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged healing, Jesus, wholeness on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
Do I really? Or am I giving the same answer as the lame man, “I have no one to help me…” One would think the answer would [...]
No Honor Here
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged achievement, appreciation, expectations, Honor, humility, miracles, open my eyes, servant on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 4:44
Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
Face it, sometimes we aren’t appreciated in our own backyard. It’s one of the reasons companies come up with little awards to recognize achievement. It’s not that people aren’t doing extraordinary things all the time, we stop noticing. It’s [...]
Being the Samaritan Woman
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged acceptance, change, Jesus, promise, renewal, Samaritan, story, testimony, transformation, women on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 4:9
The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
A couple of weeks ago, Mike and I watched the movie, Being John Malkovich. Now, that’s a strange film, but intriguing. Today, I [...]
Power of Story
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged Christ, conversion, Jesus, Samaritan, Savior, story, testimony, way of Jesus, woman at the well on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 4:42
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
It all begins with a story. The Samaritan woman ran back to her town and told them what had happened to [...]
Worship in the Flesh
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged adoration, Father, flesh, God, reverence, worship on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 4:23
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
So, if worshiping in the spirit is what the Father seeks, apparently, there’s a lot of worship in the flesh. What does that look [...]
Afraid of Healing
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged change, fear, healing, Jesus, miracles, transformation on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mark 5:15
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
I’ve been contemplating what it would mean to me to see someone transformed before my eyes. Why do we fear miracles?
In some ways, I [...]
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