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Faith through Trials James 1: 1-4 Jesus’ brother wrote the book of James. He is speaking to his fellow Jews, male and female, his spiritual siblings, specifically to the twelve tribes of Israel that had been dispersed among the Greeks. What he is telling them flies in the face of what they thought the Messiah was to do when He came. They were expecting a conqueror that would restore Israel and crush its enemies. Instead, Jesus brought in a different kind of Kingdom. Not one of this... Read More
Unity in Diversity: The Purpose of the Spiritual Gifts Ephesians 4 Paul tells us that the grand purpose of a Christian's walk individually and corporately is to promote spiritual unity and peace (shalom). The entire church is a representation of one body; the body of Christ and as such should act in a coherent and unified fashion. Ego's and individual personalities that have to have attention are antithetical to and look ridiculous in the functioning of the Church. As in last... Read More
A Biblical Counselor’s Prayer As a Biblical Counselor, I talk to many people in search of discipleship and advice on living life as a Christian. I draw the answers to my counselees’ questions from Scripture because the Bible speaks to every human condition of the heart. You might ask how I can say that a book written by old dead white men can answer the complex problems of life today, because biblical writers had no clue about technology, or modern concepts. They had no conce... Read More
Training with the Twelve
Week 10 Chapter 9
The Galilean Crisis, PART II
In reading the Scripture on the feeling of the 5,000, we see that both the synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), as well as the Gospel of John, deal with this miracle, a fact that alludes to its importance.
This miracle, as we said, has little practical meaning, but it has a great spiritual meaning that touches the hearts of all people, including believers today. ... Read More
Disciples: Who are they? What do they do?
When Christ chose the individuals that he poured himself into, what kind of people did he choose? Were they wise, strong, or exceptionally competent men? Were they noted scholars and people of renown in their communities? Surprisingly, the answer is no!
The men Jesus would make into “fishers of men,” as He called them, were not exemplary citizens in their culture. They were not recognized as scholars or wise people,... Read More
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